Out on the Sea When Emily woke up the next morning, it took her a few seconds to remember where she was. But as she sat up in bed, it all came flooding back. She was in Mexico, of course! She jumped up and pulled open the curtains. Bright light came flooding in. Through the … Read more

Midnight I crept back up the hill, keeping to the shadows, using the standing stones for cover. All I had to do was stop them dancing. Stop the music before midnight struck. I grabbed the iPod speaker unit, feeling for the off-switch as I ran off with it. In the silence that followed I heard … Read more

The Party Saturday evening, before I went to bed, I packed my bag, ready for Mum and Bob to collect us on Sunday. I couldn’t sleep. I couldn’t see my watch in the dark, so I got up and went to the window. My watch said ten o’clock. Then I heard Kelly’s window open. I … Read more

Up to Something                 Kelly can’t live, she says, without her friends around her. The good news is it takes her about five minutes to find a whole bunch of new friends.                 Me, I couldn’t see the point in making friends. We were only staying with Nan for a week. I was busy trying … Read more

Wild Friend A Dolphin Display “Where shall we go next?” Emily Oliver called to her mum and dad. She was standing in front of a large map that showed the whole of the Florida Marine Park and Aquarium. The sun was beating down; making her glad she was just wearing shorts and a T-shirt. Her … Read more

Dancing On Sunday They were just a bunch of big stones, after all. Twelve of them, as tall as people, standing in a circle. So what was all the fuss about? They were stones. They had always been stones. Then I touched one. And it was warm. I patted it. It was rough, like Dad’s … Read more

Stones Can’t Dance The dancing stones. That’s what Nan called them. “But stones can’t dance,” said Kelly. She’s my sister. “Stones can’t dance,” she said.   I’m Ben, by the way. Ben and Kelly. We sound like a brand of ice cream. What was Mum thinking about when she picked our names? What was she … Read more