Jessica Wakefield has always been the center of everything at school. And Pamela Jacobson has always spent her time on the sidelines, especially in gym. When Jessica hurts her ankle, she starts to feel left out, too. Suddenly, the two girls have something in common.
Jessica, who is chairman of the Mini Olympics, can hardly get to and from class, let alone run the committee meetings. And bossy Lila Fowler begins to take advantage of Jessica's injury to gain more power so she can run the Olympics her way! That's when Jessica comes up with a plan. With Pamela's help, it might just put both of them in the winner's circle!

"You don't seem very happy," Ellen said. "I guess it isn't much fun having to hobble around all the time."
"I'm not hobbling!" Jessica protested, putting down her sandwich. She'd lost her appetite. "I guess I'm getting a little tired of it," she admitted. "There are so many things I feel like doing, and it's no fun being left out."
"I know," Ellen said feelingly.
But Jessica wasn't sure she did know. Ellen had never been left out of anything! Until that week, Jessica hadn't been either.
She didn't like it. Not one little bit.

What is inside the box? Buried Treasure