Raven Baxter glanced around the empty

gymnasium．

“Eddie?”she called，tapping her stacked black

boot against the slick wood floor．“Hello?”

With a frown，Raven checked her watch．

Her best friend，Eddie Thomas，had asked her

to meet him here during lunch period．Well，

here she was．So，where was he}

A minute later,the lights dimmed．A

spotlight came on．Static crackled over the

loudspeakers，and a voice echoed off the婀m—

nasium’s brick walls．

“．．．And now,introducing the newest

member of Bayside s basketball team：Starting

Guard Eddie‘Nothin—But—Net’Thomas!’，