The School Story by Andrew Clements

Natalie and Zoe are a pair of twelve-year-olds who have a big secret. Natalie has written a story and after reading it Zoe decides it just MUST be published. Luckily Natalie’s mother is an editor at a publishing company, however Natalie doesn’t want her mom to know it is her story. Z oe, a girl who does not take no for an answer, hatches a foolproof plan to help her friend become a famous writer. She just runs into a few minor glitches that she needs to work out.