Book excerpt: Two Stories from East High junior novels in one awesome book! Poetry in Motion Everyone at East High is freaking out. In one week, every student in Ms. Barrington’s English class must recite an original poem in front of a special school assembly. Chad, Jason, and Zeke are afraid they’ll be laughingstocks, but Troy is determined for his friends to succeed. Enlisting Gabriella’s help, Troy helps his basketball buddies understand that there’s more than one way to bust a rhyme! Crunch Time The students of East High are preparing for the SATs, and Gabriella has the unfortunate honor of tutoring Sharpay, who shines much more brightly onstage than she does on her practice tests. Luckily, everyone has the school’s upcoming Halloween party to take their minds off the SAT crunch. This year’s theme is “Future Fantasy,” and the students will wear costumes that represent what they would like to be someday. Gabriella and Troy wonder what kind of future the other foresees, but they’ll have to wait until the party to find out. Will their visions match up? Or do the two of them have different ideas about where they’re headed?