Maker Martha - Tie-Dye Disaster

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the authors imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Designed by Laura Roode

Jacket design by Laura Roode

Jacket illustrations by Xindi Yan

The Library of Congress has cataloged the paperback edition as follows:

Names: Maker, Martha, author. | Yan, Xindi, illustrator.

Title: Tie-dye disaster / Martha Maker ; illustrated by Xindi Yan.

Description: First Little Simon paperback edition. | New York : Little Simon, 2018. |

Series: Craftily ever after ; #3 | Summary: Eight-year-old Maddie and her best friends are inspired to turn old clothing from white and drab to bright and fab, but disaster ensues when they accidentally tie-dye a shirt that belongs to a very important client of Maddies moms.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017060515 (print) | LCCN 2017046678 (eBook) | ISBN 9781534417298 (eBook) | ISBN 9781534417274 (pbk) | ISBN 9781534417281 (hc)

Subjects: | CYAC: Tie dyeingFiction. | Best friendsFiction. |

FriendshipFiction. | BISAC: JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play. |

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship. | JUVENILE FICTION /

Readers / Chapter Books. Classification: LCC PZ7.1.M34687 (print) | LCC PZ7.1.M34687 Ti 2018 (eBook) | DDC [Fic]dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017060515

Maddie Wilsons slippered feet swung back and forth under her bedroom desk. Scratch, scratch went her pencil. This dress had a sweetheart neckline and feathers all over the skirt. Maddie got some of her best ideas first thing in the morning.

She was just adding the final touches to her latest design sketch when a familiar, mouthwatering smell reached her. Mmmmmmm! Pancakes!

Maddie ran downstairs. Thanks so much, Mom! You make the best

Sorry, kiddo, said Maddies father, standing at the stove and waving his spatula. Your regular pancake maker is not available this morning. Luckily, shes not the only one who can flip a flapjack around here.

Sorry, Dad! said Maddie. Where is Mom?

In her sewing studio. This is a busy time of year, so shes been there since sunup. You should go say good morning. But firstget em while theyre hot! he said, handing her a plate. Maddie did not need to be told twice.

When she finished eating, she volunteered to bring breakfast to her mom.

Thanks, sweetie, said Margie Wilson, looking up from her sewing machine. Hey, do you have time to give me some feedback on my designs? I need someone with a critical eye and a passion for fashion.

Sure! said Maddie. It was fun to have a mom who was a seamstress. Maddie thoughtfully studied several pencil sketches with swatches of fabric taped to them. Hmmm... that dress would look amazing if you added some sequins to the hemline. And maybe using a brighter color, like coral, would make it pop

Just then Maddies dad burst in, holding out a phone.

Its him! he whispered urgently.

Maddies mom quickly grabbed the phone. There were a lot of Yes, sirs and Thank you, sirs. Then, Oh! So soon! and finally, You can count on me, sir.

She hung up and sank back in her chair.

I still cant believe he hired me, she said.

Who? asked Maddie.

Mayor Barnstable, explained Maddies mom. He asked me to create a custom-tailored suit for him to wear to the unveiling of the new town hall.

Wow! said Maddie. Thats huge.

Huge and terrifying, said Maddies mom. I just learned that the big event is Saturday night. Thats less than a week away!

You can do it, Mom! Maddie said confidently. Suddenly, she had a thought: Wow! This could make Mom famous! And if she gets famous... will that make me famous?

That night, Maddie drifted off to sleep still thinking about her mothers important new client. She wondered if mayors had red carpets, like movie stars. She pictured reporters and photographers begging the mayor for details about his fabulous outfit.

My designer? Of course its Maddie and Margie Wilson. Theyre the best in town.

Maddie imagined boarding a private airplane with her mom, rushing off to help dress someone fabulous. What a team theyd be, traveling the world. And all the stars begging, Maddie, you must design for me. Please, Maddie! Maddie?

Maddie?

Huh? Maddie opened one eye.

That must have been some dream, said her dad. He was standing in her bedroom doorway. Ive been calling your name for a while. Its time to get up for school.

Maddie arrived in class just as the bell rang. She slid into her seat and grinned at her best friends, Emily Adams, Bella Diaz, and Sam Sharma. Boy, was she excited to tell them about yesterdays big call!

But before Maddie could whisper her good news, their teacher, Ms. Gibbons, cleared her throat to get the classs attention.