In this story, Bernice is in bed and ready to tell her story. Papa Bear tells her a story about a unicorn named Sparkle. Bobby Blue Jay wakes up Sparkle, and when she gets out of bed, Bobby starts acting strangely. She quickly flies off and comes back with her big sister, Bluebell. Sparkle doesn’t know why everyone is acting so strangely. What could be the matter?

✨✨Encore✨✨ Sparkle Gets Her Stripes 

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Red is back and ready for a new adventure. She wakes up early after a bad dream and thinks she should get up and try to get into the bathroom before Blue but falls back asleep until she hears her mother calling. After breakfast she heads off to school with Charlie and Rachel. When they arrive Alexa asks if she can meet after school with the rest of them to check out what she found in her backyard.

The Transfer Student P.14 

This is the second in our series of Red’s life on Mars before she went to live on Earth. When Red gets home, she cannot believe what her parents say. Are they moving to Earth? Why? Who would want to live on Earth? It’s all green and blue—Red must think of a way to make her family stay.

✨Encore✨ The Transfer Student - Red Must Move To Earth

Bernice and Ethan walk home together from the bus and talk about the running they did. Bernice tells Ethan he can practice running with her and Bobby over the summer, but Ethan says he can't because he's going to camp. When Bernice enters her house, she tells Cookies about her day before going into the kitchen to talk to Papa Bear. Bernice tells Papa Bear about her day and says that it seems like a lot of her friends are going away over the summer.

Bernice’s Friends Are Going to Summer Camp 

Nicole visited the attic to see what her Mother had been talking about. She found a journal belonging to her Great-grandfather and decided maybe it was time to tell her Mother about all the stuff that had been happening. Will her Mother believe her? Nicole tells her everything, and then they take a walk to the garden.

Nicole And The Box In The Barn P.9 ✨

Red is annoyed with Blue and gets saved by a message on the wall pad. Red loves living on Mars, all the grey and colours around, as long as there is no blue or green like on Earth. Why is everyone talking about Earth? She never wants to go there. Red meets her friend Lyria at one of their favourite spots, and they get a drink, but when Lyria tells Red her family has won the lottery and they are going to Earth, Red cannot believe it. Why would anyone want to go to Earth?

✨✨Encore✨✨ Sparkle Gets Her Stripes

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