Why was Callum’s dozy deputy, Jamie West, standing by me in the line-up for afternoon school? ‘What’s in the bag, Keener?’ I tightened my hand round the bunched up plastic. How come I’d ended up with the loot? ‘Get back in your kennel,’ said Fifty. ...
Jonno studied the tree stump – he’s always on the lookout for weevils. Bee stared at the rest of the kids mucking about in the playground while Fifty talked to himself. I got the sponsor form out to convince myself that a day of zipped-up mouths was worth the effort. Including the Head’s contribu...
Max took us up river, where it was much wider, and gave each team an area to work in – he called it a station. (But no trains in sight.) Each team had four blue plastic barrels, loads of rope and a pile of wooden planks, all different sizes. Callum’s ‘station’ was next to ours. ‘OK, teams. It’s a...