Ben and Olly are ten. For as long as they canremember they have been best friends and close neighbours in a quiet NorthLondon suburb. Then Carl moves into their street. Carl is bad. Carl is very bad.His games are rough, dangerous, and strangely exciting. But soon Ben begins towonder where their new friend is leading them. Why is Carl so fearless? Why arethey never allowed into his house? And why is it that Carl seems to want Ollyall to himself? In Bad Influence, a funny, heartfelt and ultimately shocking story,the author reveals how childhood friendships can be as consuming and intense as any loveaffair, and how, when jilted, children are capable of taking the mostextraordinary steps.
| k a gernoth maur whitebrook w francis archer rr robert l johnson | zona gale paul hellander carol m anderson claire weekes marian hobson |