Lara Bergen: Sophie the Hero

“Did you get in big trouble?” Kate asked Sophie.

Sophie grinned and shook her head.

“No! That’s the best part,” she said. “My mom and dad were so proud of me for being honest. They didn’t punish me or anything!”

And that was not all Sophie had told her parents the night before. She also told them about the squash stuck to the bottom of the dinner table. (By her. Every time they had squash for dinner.)

“You know, it honestly feels good not to have secrets!” Sophie told Kate.

“Wow!” Kate said. “And how about your basement? Did you tell them why it stinks? That we were making potions, and that it wasn’t your little brother?”

“Oh … that,” Sophie said. She had forgotten about that. Almost. “I haven’t told them about that yet,” she said.

“Well, how about your mom’s stockings? The ones we played fashion show with? Did you tell her Tiptoe didn’t rip them? Did you tell her we did?” Kate asked.

“Er … no,” Sophie said. And she did not really want to. Tiptoe was her kitten. She could not really get in trouble. But Sophie sure could.

Still …

“I’ll tell them,” she told Kate. “I will! I promise!”

From now on, Sophie would be completely, totally honest. After all, that was who she was now!

Finding the right name isn’t easy!

See what else Sophie tries out….

1: SOPHIE the AWESOME

2: SOPHIE the HERO

3: SOPHIE the CHATTERBOX

4: SOPHIE the ZILLIONAIRE

5: SOPHIE the SNOOP

Just like Sophie, Lara Bergenwould love to find a name that describes her perfectly … but for now she’ll settle with being the author of this great series and many other books for children — and, before that, the proud editor of many more. She lives in the Big Apple, New York City, with the best husband and two children in the world.