How Hedley Hopkins Did a Dare...

Paul Jennings

Jul 2005 · Bolinda · Narrated by Jerome Pride

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4 hr 7 min

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Hedley Hopkins has a few problems: he is the new kid at school, straight off the boat from England in the 1950s. The only friends he has made are the kids at the Loony Bin. But if he could just fulfil a dare and dig out the hideous skull hidden in a grave in the sand dunes, he could impress the bullies at school and become their friend. But Hedley is not so sure. Weird things are happening to his body. Is he being punished for his terrible actions? And if his uptight parents ever found out what he was up to, they might blow up. Full-moon murderers, an open grave, religious conversions and sexual awakening meld sometimes poignantly, sometimes hilariously, in this riveting, stunningly original account of growing up in 1950s Australia.

About the author

Paul Jennings has written more than 100 stories and has been voted favourite author over 40 times by children in Australia, winning every children's choice award. The top-rating television series Round the Twist and Driven Crazy are based on a selection of his enormously popular short-story collections. In 1995 Jennings was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature and was awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 2001. Jennings has sold more than 8 million books worldwide.

Jerome Pride is an actor and voice artist with over 30 years experience. He is the Director of the Sydney Theatre School, training young actors from around the world. He has narrated over 30 audiobooks, including titles by bestsellers Fiona McIntosh, Andrew O’Hagan and Anthony Hill.

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