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- Cover
- Title Page
- Dear Reader …
- Also by Robert Muchamore
- PART ONE
- Walter J Freeman Adolescent Mental Health Unit – East Grinstead, UK
- ONE
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- THREE
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- FIVE
- SIX
- SEVEN
- EIGHT
- NINE
- TEN
- ELEVEN
- PART TWO
- TWELVE
- THIRTEEN
- FOURTEEN
- FIFTEEN
- SIXTEEN
- SEVENTEEN
- EIGHTEEN
- NINETEEN
- TWENTY
- TWENTY-ONE
- TWENTY-TWO
- TWENTY-THREE
- TWENTY-FOUR
- TWENTY-FIVE
- TWENTY-SIX
- TWENTY-SEVEN
- TWENTY-EIGHT
- TWENTY-NINE
- THIRTY
- THIRTY-ONE
- THIRTY-TWO
- THIRTY-THREE
- THIRTY-FOUR
- THIRTY-FIVE
- THIRTY-SIX
- THIRTY-SEVEN
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- PART THREE
- Walter J. Freeman Adolescent Mental Health Unit – East Grinstead, UK
- THIRTY-NINE
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- FIFTY
- FIFTY-ONE
- FIFTY-TWO
- FIFTY-THREE
- FIFTY-FOUR
- PART FOUR
- FIFTY-FIVE
- FIFTY-SIX
- FIFTY-SEVEN
- FIFTY-EIGHT
- FIFTY-NINE
- SIXTY
- SIXTY-ONE
- SIXTY-TWO
- SIXTY-THREE
- SIXTY-FOUR
- SIXTY-FIVE
- SIXTY-SIX
- SIXTY-SEVEN
- SIXTY-EIGHT
- SIXTY-NINE
- SEVENTY
- SEVENTY-ONE
- SEVENTY-TWO
- SEVENTY-THREE
- EPILOGUE
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They were super early, so they drove out to Sam’s school first. Kids reached in to shake Georgia’s hand when they recognised her and a few even did selfies.
Georgia’s nerves grew as she neared her school. To ensure maximum publicity, Wendy had tipped off the press about taking her time and dropping off Sam. This gave the media scrum at the house time to reposition for Georgia’s arrival at school.
Besides journalists, there were fifty kids milling around outside the school and a muted cheer went up as Georgia got out of the car. A news channel was broadcasting her arrival live. Georgia could hear the correspondent talking to camera as she went through the school gates.
‘… Pack is a young woman thrown right into the heart of this protest movement. The big question remains: how many school pupils will join today’s protest? Organisers predict it will be the biggest political demonstration in Central London since protests against the Iraq War in 2003, when over a million – including thousands of secondary-school pupils – joined in …’
Kids gawped as Georgia got through the school gate, then scattered as Miss Stockwell charged to Georgia, accompanied by a meaty boys’ PE teacher.
‘My office, right now,’ Miss Stockwell snapped.
Georgia felt like a prisoner, sandwiched between Stockwell and the PE teacher as she got marched through the school lobby and into a small office next to the staffroom.
‘Sit,’ the PE teacher barked.
‘What have I done?’ Georgia asked, sitting in a plastic chair.
‘There are one thousand children in this school,’ Stockwell began. ‘The youngest are only eleven, and it is my duty as senior staff to ensure the health and safety of every one of them. Is that clear?’
‘Crystal,’ Georgia said, close to sarcasm.
People who taught Georgia hadn’t bought into her media image as a scary rebel. But senior staff like Miss Stockwell didn’t know her and were feeling pressure from parents, media and school governors.
‘After some discussion with the headmaster over whether to put you in isolation, we have decided to let you join normal lessons today. However, if you take part in any disruptive activity, you will be placed in isolation outside my office.’
Georgia rolled her eyes.
‘I don’t like your attitude, young lady,’ the giant PE teacher snapped, loud enough to make Georgia jump.
‘If today doesn’t go well, we’ll need to discuss whether you have a future at this school,’ Miss Stockwell added.
Georgia saw through the scare tactics. The year-eight who set fire to the Christmas panto set didn’t get kicked out, and Georgia was a straight-A student who’d had one detention in four years.
‘Can I go now?’ she asked.
Miss Stockwell did a big theatrical thing of opening the office door and guiding Georgia out.