The Missing Link: Part 4

By KATE THOMPSON

I turned over and yanked at my covers, but they were trapped underneath him. I shut my eyes and hoped, but he didn't budge. I could feel his disappointment in the air and I steeled myself against giving in to him.

Everything was so difficult for him. He had been born with some kind of abnormality which made him heavy and clumsy. He had a big, barrel chest and skinny legs which didn't bend quite right, and huge flat feet which always seemed to be in the way. They said he was mentally subnormal, and I suppose they were right, although sometimes, especially in the mornings, I wondered. When Mom first married Maurice I couldn't believe it. Here I was, not only having to get used to a new father but this freak as well. I hated Mom for marrying Maurice and Maurice for marrying Mom. But most of all I hated Danny. I thought he was just an overgrown toddler, constantly the centre of attention, ruling every waking hour in the new house.

Publisher: Random House
Price: $16.95
Age group: 9-14 years

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