Carlos said. “You couldn’t come any sooner than now?” “We would’ve been caught,” Chief Digger 138 said. “Now, the guards are all busy.” Carlos folded his arms, grumbling. Graham, Jeremiah, and Chief Digger 138 and his family ...
A bird flittered to a tree and perched on a net full of coconuts. It lifted its wing and groomed itself. One trap had been set off in the middle of the assault course, another at the far end. “Fritz, Ernest, with me,” Bill said. “I’m coming too,” Ja...
He turned a corner, nose buried in his book, and proceeded up the stairs. He entered the classroom and took a seat by himself on a two-seater desk. He took out his textbook and a pen, unperturbed by the empty seat beside himself, the only one in the whole class. Mr Kappel ...
They had moved it outside onto the courtyard to enjoy the dying sunlight. It was a cool night, and the fireflies came out to dance about their heads, adding a sense of enchantment. Liz put on an amazing spread with so much food they couldn’t fit it all on one table, and had to reach over to a sec...
As she flew at it she recognised there was something different about this particular specimen. It wasn’t until she was almost on it that she realised what it was. Liz’s eyes widened in fear, and she pulled back on Lightning’s reins. The zebra’s front legs locked but failed to stop in time. Lightn...
“It won’t just be for goats,” Bill said. “One day we’ll have pigs, horses, a cow, if we can find one.” The goats looked quite happy in their new home. They munched on the sprigs of grass and foliage that sprouted out of the ground. “Shall we feed th...
WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU? SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT ABOUT THE AUTHOR COPYRIGHT Episode One 1. Anne recognised the sound. She’d heard it dozens of times over the past week. She peered over the boat’s edge. The fog was so thick she couldn’t see more than a fe...
So far, nothing had happened. “Looks like it’s safe,” Zoe said. “Wait,” Bryan said. “Are you sure?” “As sure as I can be,” Zoe said, taking off her boots. “It’s not like I have my lab here to test it. But it hasn’t disintegra...