Ally and Griffin (Middle School)

Ally and Griffin (Middle School)

EXCERPT: I dab at the wound on Griffinâ€™s face with a cloth. I whisper timidly, â€œDoes it hurt?â€
â€œYes,â€ Griffin says with a smile.
I murmur, â€œYouâ€™re not really acting like it.â€
He laughs softly. With a teasing glint dancing in his eyes, he tilts his head the slightest bit. â€œDo you want me to cry, Cookie-Girl?â€ Heâ€™s only teasing. But still, his injuries look PAINFUL. He smiles ruefully. â€œLook, Iâ€™m trying to act tough for you, okay? Yes, it hurts. Bad.â€ His grin quirks with amusement. â€œBut having you be my nurse is pretty much worth the pain right now.â€
Purrr!
Sharp cushiness slices through me.
Griffin goes on with a smirk, â€œBut yesâ€”it hurts. So, maybe donâ€™t watch me too close, okay?â€”I may lose my cool nickname.â€
He says it like he doesnâ€™t really think the nickname is that cool. Like heâ€™s just being ironic. But doesnâ€™t particularly care for it or like being called it.
I arch my eyebrow. â€œYou mean, â€˜The Grief-Master?â€™â€
He kind of grimaces as the words spill from my lips.
Glancing quickly at me, he says, â€œYou know I donâ€™t really cause grief to people â€¦ right?â€ He says it softly. â€œI mean, I cause it to the other team, yeahâ€”but not to girls.â€ Then he adds softly, â€œI wouldnâ€™t cause you grief, Ally.â€

Summary:
When Ally is forced to help a â€œtroublemakerâ€ from her middle school (tough, hockey playing, Griffin Piper), she soon realizes that itâ€™s her heart that is in â€œtrouble.â€ Because handsome Griffin Piper isnâ€™t what he seems. At all. Yes, heâ€™s tough (totally). But heâ€™s also the sweetest boy on earth. And he soon has Allyâ€™s heart turning to mush any time he just looks at her â€¦ and he looks at her a LOT!!

Ally isnâ€™t sure her heart can take Griffinâ€™s gratitude â€¦ or his lingering, twinkling stare. Itâ€™s like he can read her crush-y heartâ€”like he knows itâ€™s going to explode just from him looking at her â€¦ but that doesnâ€™t stop him from doing it. A lot. In fact it seems to be exactly what he wantsâ€”to make Allyâ€™s heart pound. For him.

As a bonus, there is also a short story included in this book about a boy in middle school (Matt) and how he secretly has a crush on his best friend, Nicole.

Update: This book now also has Melanie Marks' new middle school story: "Friend or Enemy? (... or Crush??)"

By Melanie Marks, the author of His Kiss; and Fall For Me (plus a lot of other books) Newest Books: "Matt and Nicole (Middle School)"; and "Summer and Mason (Middle School)"

From the author of Best Friend Wars; and Slumber Party Wars
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-11-11
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-11-11
Format	Kindle eBook

Ally and Griffin (Middle School)

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