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The third book of 'The Jr. Pop Diaries: Year 2' is out! Read it here: 1. Surprises Are Pretty Much Everywhere! I think every year for me has surprises. They may be small, and they may be big. And my second year at Jr. Pop was  no  different.  Hop in! 2. Spy Secrets = Amazing/Troublesome “Is it me, or has Mr. B made a mistake?” Wylie asked. “No. It’s the final thing,” said Tana. The sheet of songs that Tana swiped from Mr. B’s office stared back at us. I expected some forty singles to cover, but there were more, apparently. “Does the kind sir want us working around the clock?” Elijah’s formality shook. He was nervous, and I couldn’t blame him.  “What’s the first song?” Alana asked, to calm everyone’s fears down. “‘Permission to Dance’ by BTS,” Tana read out. We all grinned, as we’re ARMYs for life. “I think I’m gonna enjoy soloing for this song!” I said. “What about Tana?” Cooper nudged me. Immediately, my cheeks reddened. It was happening more and more often, and eve...

"Aww, Sankalp, why are you so sad?" Varangi Ma'am asks. “We didn’t do well,” I vehemently declare.  “Come on, at least it was better than last time.” She gave me an encouraging smile. I still pout. She sighs. “Look, as performers, we have to learn from the bad acts and stage better ones. Isn’t this what you did when you were sent home for revision last time?” I stay silent. Don’t want to talk about it. “Well, okay, I’ll try something else. I used to have a student who gave me better pep talks than I did...” She shakes her head. “Anyways, I have a surprise for you!” “What is it?” I ask. I may be too old to be excited about such things, but I’ll take anything to cover up the bad thoughts. “Hold on, I have to call someone up.” She pulls out her phone and hits a contact. The ringer’s working, so she puts it to her ear. “Hello? Hi! You there? Where are you right now?” Pause. “Oh, okay, pretty close by.” She giggled. I never heard her do so. Must be something big.  There was an...