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painting Anjuli’s big toe.
    â€œSo,” Anjuli said, “are you guys going to do this for us each week, for luck?”
    Aly stopped polishing. “Well, as long as you guys want to keep coming, sure.”
    â€œAs long as we keep winning, we keep coming!” Jenica said from the couch.
    â€œTotally!” Bethany said.
    â€œPower to the Sparkle!” Anjuli shouted.
    â€œPower to the Sparkle!” Mia repeated.
    Then they all started chanting, “Power to the Sparkle! Power to the Sparkle!”
    Aly looked at Brooke and smiled. Brooke was grinning too. They didn’t need any Secret Sister Eye Messages to know that their salon was off to a spectacular start.

    That night the girls sat in their bedroom, counting the money from the donation jar.
    â€œSeven dollars and thirty-one—no, thirty-two—cents,” Aly announced.
    After the soccer team had left, Lily and Charlotte showed up for manicures and pedicures, and then Brooke’s friend Sophie and a few other third graders had come in for just pedicures. And then a couple of people who saw the sign in the True Colors window for the grand opening of a kids’ salon.
    â€œDo you think we’ll have regulars now?” Brooke asked, tucking the donation money into a glittery zippered pencil case.
    â€œWell, the soccer team probably,” Aly said. “Jenica invited us to watch them play sometime.” She slid the elastic off Brooke’s braid.
    â€œOoh, that would be fun,” Brooke said, scooting closer so Aly could brush her hair out. “I hope they won today.”
    â€œThey’re really good. I bet they did,” Aly said, reaching for the hairbrush that was on her bed. “But really, I bet they could win without our sparkles.”
    â€œMaybe ‘sparkle’ should be in the name of our salon,” Brooke said, squirming. “Ouch, Aly. I think I have a knot over there.”
    â€œSorry,” Aly said, putting the brush down and working on the knot with her fingers.
    â€œHow about Power to the Sparkle?” Brooke suggested.
    â€œThat sounds like a nail polish color,” Aly said, “not like a salon.”
    â€œThe Sparkle Sisters’ Salon?” Brooke asked. Then she shook her head a little, but not enough to mess up Aly’s unknotting. “That’s not right either.”
    â€œHow about . . . how about . . . Sparkle Spa.”
    Sparkle Spa. Sparkle Spa. Actually, it sounded perfect. Just like she’d done by choosing Lemon Aid for Heather’s nails and suggesting two-person polishing during busy times, Brooke had the right idea at the right time.
    â€œI love it!” Aly said.
    Brooke twisted around and gave Aly a huge hug. The grand opening had been a grand success. And with a name like Sparkle Spa, Aly hoped things would only get better.
    The Tanner sisters were smart. And strong. And sparkly. And their spa was too.

How to Give Yourself (or a Friend!) a Rainbow Pedicure
By Aly (and Brooke!)

What you need:
    Paper towels
    Polish remover
    Cotton balls
    Clear polish
    Red polish
    Orange polish
    Yellow polish
    Purple polish
    Pink polish
What you do:
    1. Put some paper towels on the floor so you don’t have to worry about spilling polish. (Once, Aly spilled while she was painting my toes, and Mom got so, so mad and we still have a purple splotch on our carpet!)
    2. Take one cotton ball and put some polish remover on it. If you have polish on your toes already, use enough to get it off. If you don’t, just rub the remover over your nails to get off any dirt that might be on there. (Even if you can’t see it very well, there still might be dirt!)
    3. Rip off two paper towels. Twist the first one into a long tube and weave it back and forth between your toes to separate them a little bit more. Then do the same thing with the second paper towel for your other foot. You might need to tuck it in around your pinkie toe