Harvey Plumstead and the Dinnertime Dog
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“Hey! What’s going on?” said Harvey. His attention had been drawn to lots of loud voices and the sound of heavy feet thundering across the rain-soaked playground. He turned around and stared, wide-eyed, to see a mass of noisy children racing towards the school gate. “Wow! Something interesting must be happening,” he said. “Cor, it must be something really good,” suggested his best pal, Vincent. “What do you think they’re doing?” muttered Crystal, his other friend. The three puzzled children continued to watch as the unruly mob swarmed around the gate like an excited football crowd pushing forward to see a goal being scored. Everyone was shouting, some were trying to shove their way to the front and others were jumping up and down as they tried to get a better view. “I wish I knew what was going on!” murmured Harvey. Meanwhile Mrs Yelling, the dinner lady, was striding towards the jostling crowd in a very determined manner, and she was screeching at the top of her voice. “What are all you children doing around that gate?” she yelled. “Come away from there at once!” Harvey and his friends could not understand what was causing all the fuss! Why had those children suddenly dashed madly towards the school gate? Why were they making such a terrible din? And why was the dinner lady rushing towards them, screaming at the top of her voice as if she had gone completely mad?
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About the Book
It is dinnertime at Middlemoor Primary School, and ten-year-old Harvey Plumstead is in the playground with his friends. Although he has a reputation for being a troublesome boy, Harvey is never deliberately naughty. But he must be the unluckiest boy in the world because everything he touches turns out to be a complete disaster. Perhaps things will be different today. When a large dog appears on the pavement outside the school gate, Harvey is convinced it must be lost. Determined to help this dog, he decides to inform the Head who he is sure will be delighted with him. But will Harvey succeed in impressing the Head for once, or will he simply get himself into even more trouble?
About the Author
Roland Bond is a retired teacher who spent thirty-five years working in secondary and primary schools. He was Head of English in a boys’ secondary school before switching to work with primary children. For twenty-one years, he was Head Teacher of a large suburban junior and infant school. He is also the author of The Balaclava Brigade and The Balaclava Brigade Victorious, two humorous children’s novels that are loosely based upon his own experiences as a World War II child evacuee. For many years, he has lived in Solihull in the West Midlands.