Sunday 9 August 2009

Jake

These stories were originally written for primary age school children in Swindon featuring a sheepdog inappropriately called Wolf. The first characters to emerge were Josh, a Londoner; Jazwinder, a pushy girl; Sarah and Roger. A controntation between Josh and Jake, an out of control boy with a chip on his shoulder and violent tendencies, led to a series of stories in which Jake sorts himself out. He was modelled on a real child, a girl, who did exactly that when she was 9-10 years old although all other details are entirely fictitious.
From book 1,Wolf in Old Town.
Story 1. Jake the bully.
Story 2. Fishing with Grandpa.
Story 3. Jake's Difficult Day.
Story 4. Jake's Fate
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