Movie Novelization
New Girl in Town
Movie Novelization
SCHOLASTIC INC.
New Girl in Town
by Marilyn Easton
Better together
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Table of Content
Chapter 1: Meet Olivia .................................1
Chapter 2: The Chase..................................13
Chapter 3: The Team..................................26
Chapter 4: Saving the Day.........................38
Chapter 5: The World Petacular................45
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Chapter 1: Meet Olivia
It was the day before the Heartlake City World
Petacular. Butterflies were fluttering around the
park as everyone worked on the final preparations
for the big day. There was going to be a horse
competition, a pet adoption, and a surprise
musical performance!
Olivia was busy helping her aunt Sophie,
Heartlake City’s veterinarian, set up some tables
and animal cages for the pet adoption. Olivia
had just moved to the neighborhood, and Aunt
Sophie thought being a part of the Petacular
would be a great way for her to make friends.
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“Olivia, thank you for helping me set up for
the pet adoptions tomorrow. With so many
people coming to the World Petacular, I think
we can find homes for lots of the animals at my
clinic,” said Aunt Sophie.
“Of course! Is there anything else I can do?”
Olivia asked.
Suddenly, a woman approached Olivia and
Aunt Sophie. She was holding a cute brown
puppy in her arms.
“Excuse me,” she said, handing the dog to
Olivia. “I just can’t keep this puppy anymore.
She chews on everything and won’t behave.” The
puppy looked up at Olivia with big brown eyes.
“Aw, this little girl? She just needs to be
trained.” Olivia smiled at the pup. “And bathed,”
she added, wrinkling her nose.
“I think she needs a better home, but I can’t
provide her with that. Her name’s Scarlet, by the
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Olivia meets Scarlet
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way. Good luck,” said the woman. She turned and
walked away without looking back.
“Looks like we’ve got our first puppy for the
pet adoptions,” Olivia said to Aunt Sophie.
Scarlet licked Olivia’s face as if to say she was
ready for a new home.
“Olivia, maybe you should take Scarlet for
a walk to the horse-riding ring,” Aunt Sophie
suggested.
“Why?” Olivia asked.
“There’s someone I want you to meet. Her
name is Mia. She’s a champion horse rider. Since
you’ve been in Heartlake City two weeks now, I
figured you’d like to start making friends,” Aunt
Sophie said.
“Yeah . .. but not arranged friends,” Olivia said
quietly.
“Aw, don’t worry, Olivia. Mia is one of the
friendliest girls I’ve ever met. You’re going to have
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fun, I promise. Oh and make sure to keep a firm
hold of Scarlet’s leash,” Aunt Sophie warned.
“Of course I will, Aunt Sophie,” Olivia replied.
But Scarlet had other ideas. She spotted a
Aunt Sophie's advice
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butterfly and ran right out of Olivia’s hands!
“Scarlet! Oh, no! Come back!” Olivia called as
she chased after the energetic puppy.
“Be careful, Olivia!” said Aunt Sophie.
Olivia hurried after Scarlet. She was one quick
pup! All of the sudden, Olivia bumped right into
a boy. Wham! The boy’s model airplane fell to the
ground.
The runaway puppy
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“Whoa, sorry!” Olivia called as she tried to
catch up with Scarlet.
“It’s okay. I couldn’t get it to fly even before
you ran it over,” he said.
Olivia glanced back. “Close the needle valve
half a turn, then restart,” she suggested.
“I doubt that’ll work,” said the boy to himself.
But when he did as Olivia said, the plane flew! He
tried to thank Olivia, but she was already too far
away.
Meanwhile, the mayor was holding a town
meeting to make sure all of the preparations were
on schedule for the World Petacular. He was
standing in front of a beautifully designed sign
with the Petacular logo on it.
“The World Petacular is the biggest event
that Heartlake City has ever hosted. We have
horse competitions, a dog show, pet adoptions,
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grooming, pet care, and more. This will surely put
our town on the map!” the mayor announced.
Suddenly, Scarlet burst through the sign—
leaving a huge hole right in the middle!
The crowd was in total shock. So was the
mayor.
“Oh, no!” Olivia cried. But she couldn’t stop.
She kept chasing after Scarlet.
As Olivia looked ahead, she could see a girl
painting a big banner. The girl, Emma, needed
to add just a few more paw prints. Olivia tried to
warn her that Scarlet was off her leash, but it was
too late. Scarlet splashed paint all over the nearly
finished banner!
“Scarlet, bad dog!” Olivia said. “Sorry!” she
called back to the girl as she ran after Scarlet.
A few paces ahead, Stephanie, a baker with
a passion for planning, had just finished icing
her final cupcake. She had been a little behind
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schedule but was making up time nicely. That
was, until Scarlet arrived!
“Look out!” Olivia called. But Scarlet had
jumped all over the cupcakes before Stephanie
Emma finishes her painting.
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had a chance to move them out of the way. “So
sorry!” Olivia cried. “She’s, uh, in training!”
With all of the trouble Scarlet was causing,
Olivia would never make friends in Heartlake City!
Stephanie's cupcakes
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It looked like Scarlet’s next stop was going to be the
café. Inside, an aspiring singer named Andrea had just
finished singing a beautiful song, and the customers
were cheering.
“Thanks, everyone,” Andrea said to the crowd.
“You can hear more from me tomorrow at the World
Petacular.”
“Fantastic,” a customer said. “Now, how about my
hamburger?”
Claire, the owner of the café, was used to Andrea’s
impromptu performances. “Order up, Andrea. I’ve
been ringing the bell for five minutes,” she called.
Andrea frowned. “I wonder if other singers started
this way,” she said to herself.
She picked up the order, carefully balancing three
plates of food on one arm and a tray of drinks on the
other.
At that moment, Scarlet burst into the café and ran
circles around Andrea’s feet. The little pup startled
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“Whoaaaaaaa!” shouted Andrea as her plates
and drinks flew up into the air.
Olivia arrived just in time to see everything
come crashing down on the floor. She’d pretty
much ruined her chances of making any friends
now.
Andrea's balancing act
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Chapter 2: The Chase
While Olivia continued to chase Scarlet
through Heartlake City, Mia was practicing jumps
with her horse, Bella, in the horse-riding ring.
Mia and Bella needed to be at their best for the
jumping contest tomorrow. Mia loved competing,
but this year the competition was really tough.
“Nice one, Bella. That one had ‘gold medal’
written all over it,” Mia said encouragingly after
Bella had landed a perfect jump.
Just then, Lacy and her white horse,
Gingersnap, trotted over. Lacy was Mia’s main
competition.
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“I wouldn’t be so sure, Mia. Gingersnap is a
champion,” Lacy said.
“May the best horse and rider win,” Mia
replied confidently. She wasn’t going to let the
competition bring her down.
“Thanks. We will,” Lacy sneered as she rode off.
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Bark-bark-bark-bark!
Scarlet was running toward Mia and Bella. Oh,
no! Scarlet darted underneath Bella. The horse
was so scared that she reared back on her hind legs.
“Whoa, Bella! Whoa!” Mia said nervously.
Mia carefully dismounted as the puppy ran
Mia and Bella with Lacy and Gingersnap
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circles around Bella’s hooves. But before she could
get a firm grip on Bella’s reins, the horse ran away!
A moment later, Olivia breathlessly ran into
the horse-riding ring. “Now where did that dog
go?” Olivia said to herself as she turned to look
behind her. She stepped forward—and bumped
right into Mia! Both girls fell to the ground.
Scarlet startles Bella
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“Sorry, my horse got spooked by this puppy
running by,” Mia said as she brushed herself off.
“Oh, no. Are you Mia?”
“Yeah . . . Are you Olivia?”
“Yeah. And this mess is all my fault,” Olivia
explained.
Scarlet was finally too tired to run anymore.
She plopped down at the side of the ring. Olivia
took the opportunity to scoop her up.
Just when Olivia thought things couldn’t get
any worse, she looked up to see Emma, Stephanie,
and Andrea all heading toward her. The girls
didn’t look happy, and she couldn’t blame them.
“I worked for three hours on that banner and
that puppy wrecked it in three seconds!” Emma
said.
“My horse ran off and we’re supposed to
compete tomorrow!” Mia said angrily.
“I’m already super busy with rehearsals and my
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work at the café. I definitely don’t have time to
clean up after that puppy!” Andrea added.
Stephanie whistled for everyone to stop.
“Everyone, relax! Look, we’re all upset. But let’s
give Olivia a chance to explain,” she said. “Not
that it’ll help,” she added under her breath.
“I don’t have time. I have to go find my horse
right away,” Mia exclaimed.
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“Mia, we can take my car and find Bella in a
minute. I know it’s hard for you, but people come
first,” said Stephanie, “then animals.”
Mia frowned and folded her arms. “Fine.”
“Do you all know each other?” Olivia asked.
“Sort of. I’m Stephanie. That’s Mia, and you’re
Emma, aren’t you?” Stephanie asked.
“Yes,” replied Emma.
Olivia meets Stephanie, Mia, Emma, and Andrea
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“I’m sure you all know my name. I’m the
said. The other girls gave one another confused
looks. “I’m Andrea,” she added, feeling a bit
embarrassed.
“Oh, I know you!” Emma said.
“Really?” Andrea asked with excitement.
Finally, someone recognized her!
“Yeah! You gave me the wrong order last time I
was at the café,” said Emma.
“Oh, right. That sounds like me,” replied
Andrea.
“It’s nice to meet you all,” Olivia said. “I just
moved here two weeks ago. My aunt warned me
about the puppy—and the leash—but I didn’t
listen. I’m really sorry and . . .” Olivia trailed off.
Suddenly, the mayor came running over in a
panic. “Stephanie!” he called. “Stephanie!”
“Mr. Mayor—” Stephanie began.
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“What on earth is happening here? The World
Petacular has to go perfectly. All of the people
are coming to our city, and these fairgrounds are
a disaster! Who is responsible for that runaway
puppy?” the mayor demanded. He was upset.
Olivia opened her mouth to admit it was all
Heartlake City's mayor
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her fault, but Stephanie jumped in before she
could speak.
“It doesn’t matter, sir. Placing blame won’t fix
anything. Don’t worry, everything’s under control
. . . almost,” Stephanie said.
The mayor was still not satisfied. “But how?
What—”
“I’m going to assemble a team to fix
everything. I’ve handled situations far worse than
this,” Stephanie assured the mayor.
“Really?” Emma asked sincerely. “Like what?”
“Shhh,” whispered Stephanie, winking.
“Stephanie, I’m counting on you. I’ll go
reassure our sponsors and special guests. Unlike
me, they’re very nervous,” the mayor said. He
hurried away.
Once he was out of sight, Andrea turned to
Stephanie. “Stephanie, who is this team that’s
going to fix everything?” she asked.
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“Yeah, they sound amazing!” said Emma.
“It’s Team You-and-You-and-You-and-You-and-
Me,” Stephanie said, pointing to all the girls and
then herself.
“Us? Do all that? By tomorrow?” Mia said in
shock.
“Yes, we just need a place to work and get
organized,” Stephanie said confidently.
The team
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“There’s a tree house near my house,” Olivia
suggested.
“That’s perfect! Who’s in?” Stephanie said.
All the girls cheered except for Mia. She wasn’t
interested.
“Okay. You can count me out,” Mia said. She
Stephanie makes peace
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turned to Stephanie. “Can we go find Bella now?”
Stephanie nodded and gave the girls a
reassuring look. She'd talk to Mia. If this team
was going to work, they definitely needed her to
be on board.
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Chapter 3: The Team
The girls drove around Heartlake City looking
for Bella, but they weren’t having any luck. Mia
had almost given up hope when she spotted Bella
at the edge of the forest, hiding behind a tree.
“There she is!” Mia cheered.
Stephanie pulled over. As Mia got a closer look
at Bella, she noticed her horse was limping.
“Oh, no,” Mia gasped. “Hurry! We have to call
the vet!”
A few minutes later, Aunt Sophie arrived with
Olivia, Emma, and Andrea. Aunt Sophie looked
concerned. “Easy, girl,” she said. “We better get her
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