Amelia Rules! #7

In "Fables of the Reconstruction," Amelia and her friends grudgingly pledge loyalty to one another, only to find themselves unexpectedly idolized by a group of younger kids. When a cheerleader gets injured, Rhonda’s announcement that Amelia must step in as first alternate throws the usually unbothered Amelia into a whirlwind of unexpected responsibility—no matter how much she’d rather be anywhere else.

In "Everything to Everyone," Amelia finds herself unexpectedly shining on the cheerleading field, though her principal remains unimpressed by her antics. Meanwhile, Joan connects with her father via Skype from a war zone, and the girls bond over helping her mother make candy—while Mr. Henderson gently reminds Amelia to heed the better parts of herself.

In "We Used to Be Friends," Amelia grapples with the fallout of a past mistake when her love of cheering lands her in trouble with Principal Wright. Seeking solace, she dives into Tanner’s old journals and starts writing her own, confronting memories of a painful rift with her best friend Jo in New York. When she returns to the city with her dad, she hopes to make amends—though she’s not sure where to begin.

In "Armed Forces," Amelia and Ira mend their friendship, while Rhonda’s bold bluff gets Amelia back on the cheerleading squad. When Captain Driscoll’s helicopter crashes in a war zone, the kids are shaken—but still stand by Joan when fear threatens to pull them apart. As Tanner returns to sing at the town’s bicentennial, healing begins, and Captain Driscoll, though injured, comes home.