Billie Layton is a real tomboy. She's the only girl on the Little League softball teaam and the most respected athlete at Sweet Valley Middle School. But suddenly her whole world is turning upside down.
First, Billie's parents are expecting a new baby and don't seem to have any time for her. Then there's her longtime friend, Jim Sturbridge, who's always been Billie's best friend, but now he seems more interested only in Sally Holcomb - and Billie is jealous! Could it be that Billie likes Jim as a boyfriend and not just a buddy? Something is happening to Billie and it's very confusing! How can Elizabeth and Jessica convince Billie that she can have everything she wants?

"This dress loks great on you, Billie," Jessica exclaimed. "Don't you think so, Elizabeth? Why, it'll make Ji-" She put her hand over her mouth. "It'll make every boy at the party look at you."
Elizabeth's eyes bored through her sister, but Billie didn't notice. She wasn't at all sure she liked the idea of every boy looking at her - unless they were admiring her fastball, that is. She turned around in front of the mirror, and the thought of Jim crept back into her mind, If she could barely recognize herself, what would Jim say when he saw her all dressed up? The thought made her cheeks flush pink from dread and anticipation . . .

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