Olive Oh Saves Saturday

I, Olive Sun-Hee Oh, am a girl who loves adventure. What kind of adventure, you ask? Things like climbing the big tree in our backyard or racing my older brother Ray down the street on our bikes. And in exactly six days, I will be going on the adventure of a lifetime. My best friend Marcus Wong and his parents are going camping, and they’re taking
me with them! Greta and Cory, my friends from school, are coming too. Ever since our school’s art show, Marcus and I have been hanging out with Greta and Cory a lot more. We have lots of fun because they both love art like I do.

Next weekend, we will be camping under the stars at Big Bear Lake. I’ve never been there before but I know that at night, I’ll be able to see all kinds of constellations. And I’ll be able to show my friends all the cool stuff I know about them.

Here in Los Angeles, the very best place to see constellations is at the Griffith Observatory using a telescope. But out in the wilderness, you can just look
up at the sky. While we’re camping, I want to see as many stars as possible.
Which is why I can’t clean my room today-I lost my Handbook of Constellations, and I need that for the camping trip. Nothing is as important as looking for my handbook. Definitely not cleaning my room! Besides, it’s really not that messy. Most of my clothes are put away. Except for a few T-shirts. And some clothes from my closet, but I had to move those to
look for my book. It took me all morning to pull them all out, but the book wasn’t there. Now I’m looking under my bed. I see a few socks, my red beret that Grandma knitted for me, and my polka-dot overalls. But no handbook.

Next, I look under my blanket. I spot a book with a blue cover, so I grab it fast. But when I look at it closely, it’s just my art sketchbook. Still no handbook. It’s time to call for backup.

I poke my head out my door and yell, “Mom!” Seconds later, I hear footsteps coming down
the hall. It’s Ray with his headphones on. He’s been listening to the same K-pop song over and over again. His dance group has a competition coming up, so Ray has been practicing the routine in his room. Sometimes he’s in there for hours! Ray says he loves dancing more
than I love art, but I disagree. I love art way more than he loves dancing.