‘Where are you, Art? I’ve got a problem.’ India was on crutches. She hopped into the classroom. Art was cleaning the mouse house. This week, he was mouse-minder. It was lunchtime. The other children were outside playing.’ ’Yes, I can see.’ The plaster cast on her left leg was a bit hard to miss. ...
I’m a mind-reading chook. I have a few hi-tech toys too. Z-Tek games are my latest. Chickens are ordinary. But I’m special. Ever since that accident in the Lab, I’ve been able to read minds. This helps when I’m sleuthing.. I’m EXCELLENT at finding things. ...
‘Gold Scam ‘, had finished an hour ago. After the in-flight movie, Amy had curled sideways on the seat. A brother alongside was better than a stranger. She could spread out a bit. She flung her leg across Christopher’s arm. A little bump. The plane seemed to drop. She was ...
He’d already done some checking for her, since her call that morning. . Once Lily told him about being stalked, he read a bit, and by 3 o’clock was an expert. Jamie was like that, full on, like a dentist’s drill touching the nerve, moving away, and then coming back. As s...
He looked at the paper mache elephant. It couldn’t stand up and was leaking glue. ‘I’ll pay the bills, but you’ve got to get the Grand March looking GRAND for the TV news cameras. Otherwise, they won’t come. Ned, it needs to be colourful and big!’ Mr Bigge stormed off befo...
This time, they had to walk across the runway to the plane. That made the twins wonder if there was something else wrong. Or maybe they’d replaced the plane? On the windy runway, the plane waited like a noisy, silver bird. Men were loading bags. The wind blew so hard that ...
‘Looks like a business card. 3 DISC, THE GREATEST PUBLIC RADIO STATION in Australia. 3DISC’ Christopher took the card. ‘Great logo.’ He admired the sketch of a microphone. ‘Do you think that card is from the sender, or where it’s supposed to go?’ ‘When we get to Sydney, le...
Crash! Wow! The cybertechs moved in. They put cords and plugs together. Leads ran everywhere. Flashing lights. Helmets. ‘How are the SFX inside the helmets?’ called a techno. ‘What’s SFX?’ asked Sheep. ‘Sound Effects,’ explai...
Tom Savvas turned and looked at him. It was a bit difficult not to notice Mr Muscles’ muscles. ‘About steroids. Thought to be on this flight. Know much about them, do you?’ Christopher looked quickly from face to face. Should Tom Savvas have given away that information about the tip off? Why did ...
He read the headlines. His fingers stopped under some words. On the front page was a baby giraffe. One week old. 173 cm. Called Shorty. ‘In ten years, he’s the smallest giraffe I’ve seen,’ said the keeper. There were some more words, but Art couldn’t read them. He looked a...
‘Magda couldn’t find a marriage certificate to show the lawyer.’ ‘Yeah. They’d never discussed what Pa wanted …for his funeral and stuff. Or who should get what. Gran wanted to be better prepared,’ I said. Luke pointed to the screen. ‘She definitely visited this finalthoughts site. I can tell fro...
‘At least an hour more,’ said William .’They think it’s something to do with fumes from a cleaning spray used in the plane last night. But it’s a worry. This delay is upsetting meeting times for passengers with business deadlines in Tokyo.’ ‘Like Mr Kei, the courier with the silver chain?’ sugges...
It’s a great place! All kinds of birds rent a space. Ducks. Geese. Even a swan who teaches ballet. The bird yard is beside the community gardens in the park. I have my own loft where I keep my gear. There’s a space for my bike and the sidecar. And I can scratch around in t...