Publisher's Synopsis
Shell has chicken pox, Emma has already had it but Lou and Jem are worried in case they catch it and miss their grade exams. Lou really misses Jem when he gets ill, and gets chicken pox really badly herself just as he's out of quarantine. She is better in time for the exam but is still a bit scabby and below her best form. She only gets 'Highly commended' and worries that she won't get into the Junior Associates - she does of course!