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The Haunted Mobile
By Robert Dodds
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Jake's mobile is going wrong. It's sending weird texts to his friends. Then they start appearing on his phone - from himself. Then the voice messages begin. A girl is trapped in a storm drain, begging him for help. But the messages delete as soon as he hears them. Finally he gets a live call from her, and he knows he has to track her down. Will it
be too late for the girl - or for Jake?
Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 11+, at a manageable length (64 pages) and reading level (8+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.
be too late for the girl - or for Jake?
Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 11+, at a manageable length (64 pages) and reading level (8+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.
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Robert Dodds
Robert Dodds was born in England and grew up in Yorkshire and Kent with a neurotic dog and a tortoise. He went to Oxford University to study English and then became a teacher. After a few years working in England, Mexico, and the USA, he settled in Edinburgh. By this time he was a filmmaker as well as a teacher, and he set up a new degree course in film and television production at Edinburgh College of Art in the late 1980s. He still works at Edinburgh College of Art for part of the year. As well as producing a variety of work for television, radio, and theatre, Robert has had four books published. This is his first title for A & C Black.
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The Haunted Mobile - Robert Dodds
Afterwards
Chapter 1
Text Message
It started with a text on Jake’s mobile.
Cold. Dark. Cold.
Dark. I can’t get out.
Jake stared at the screen. He scrolled down to see who had sent the text. It had come from his own number.
The phone was very cold in his hands. He stared at it as if it had a life of its own.
Get a grip, Jake,
he said to himself. The message must have come from his friend Roddy as a joke. Roddy was clever with phones. Jake decided to ignore the text and see what happened.
* * *
Have you gone mad?
Roddy said to him at the bus stop after school. It was dark, and rain dripped onto them through a hole in the shelter.
What?
Jake said.
That text you sent me.
Roddy showed him his screen.
Cold, so cold, so cold,
so cold
I didn’t send that,
Jake said.
Roddy scrolled down. It said:
Message from Jake
Jake took out his phone.
"My mobile is doing
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