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MY FIRST DRIVING LESSON and other delightfully disturbing short stories
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From Africa to Australia, his stories weave together adventure, tricky choices, fun and laughter, clever pranks that sometimes backfire, and magical rescues-all mixed with issues that tug at the heartstrings.Highlights include:Gangster Prankster - nine-year-old twins compete to outwit each other with the best practical jokes.My First Driving Lesson - what could go wrong when an overly enthusiastic father (the author's own dad) tries to teach his four-year-old son to drive the family car, while walking alongside shouting confusing instructions?Kindness - a grieving nine-year-old boy in 1921 is rescued from despair by the compassion of his mother and teacher, opening up an artistic future.Trapped in Dol Dol - two African boys cornered by an angry buffalo are saved by Serayah, a Kenyan girl on her flying bubble-bed.Jeremy Jelly Wobble - an unusual man in an unusual family, who, with the help of his niece, finds a unique way through grief as she comes to terms with her own loss.Alarmed and Dangerous - based on a true story of hilarity that erupts when a budding electronic genius wires a house alarm to his mother's car.A Narrow Escape - a ten-year-old boy flees two bullies and a deputy principal's harsh punishment after carving his name into a school desk.Maisy - a loving grandmother stands with her surfing granddaughter as she faces online bullying, and, ironically, rescues the bully herself.10:23 am - the moment time stops in George's classroom when he puts on his grandfather's magic ring, giving him the chance to turn the tables on his tormentors.Panic on the Railway Line - two harrowing adventures from David's childhood journey by steam train from Central Africa to South Africa at age ten.Chooks - true and funny tales from David's lifetime of living with chickens.Winterwheat Biscuits - a crime-fighting rescue, set in Australia, with Serayah once again arriving on her magic bubble-bed to set things right.
These yarns are perfect bedtime reading-for children and adults, 8 to 108.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2025-08-11
Publication Date:
2025-08-23
Publisher:
David Ritchie Books
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1764251814
ISBN13:
9781764251815
Minimum Reading Age:
8
Maximum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
337 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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