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Cloud Busting by Malorie Blackm

anExtract from

Chapter 2 - ‘What’s In A N

ame?’

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Was droning on

And on

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y eyes openW

hen it happened.W

hen it happened.W

aking us all up.

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ped up.Fell sidew

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zzy feet!’

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as talking about. W

hat he was talking about.

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ackie ran overTo sort him

out.

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rong?W

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as all concern.

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avey pulled off his shoes

And rubbed his toes. (W

hat a pong!)

‘What’re you talking about?’

Mr M

ackie began to frown.

‘D’you m

ean you’ve got P

ins and needles?’P

ins and needles?’

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Fizzy feet!’A

mom

ent’s stunned silence.T

hen we all roared like w

e had toothache.

Mr M

ackie rantedM

r Mackie raved

Mr M

ackie was not happy

As he escorted D

avey from the hall.

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hat a dork!

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ouldn’t let him.

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Page 3

Imagine you are D

avey. Write a text to your m

um

telling her about the ‘Fizzy Feet’ incident.

Imagine you are one of the children doing the

name-calling. W

rite a text to a friend telling them

about the incident.

How

is it going today, Davey?

So what happened?

Give Peas A Chance by Rob Biddulph

Page 4

Page 5

Extract

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he gets there?

What danger could X

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