Level 2
My Cousin Faustina
Author Bea Davenport
Mystery and Thriller
Jez is horrified to find a strange girl sitting in his kitchen when he gets home from school. His parents claim she’s a distant cousin, but Jez senses something odd about her. Is he right to be suspicious?
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 Asking for Trouble
“See you tomorrow, mate,” said Edson, giving me a playful punch on the shoulder. “Wow, Jez. What an awesome day, eh?” It certainly was. I looked up at the school minibus as it trundled away, my m...
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Chapter 2 Evil Eyes
I heard the eerily light footsteps reach the landing. My heart pounding, I rifled inside the leathery old bag, grabbing the first thing that met my fingers. It felt like a wodge of thick, folded p...
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Chapter 3 Pointing the Finger
ZZZAAPPP! Suddenly I was thrown backwards by the force of an electric jolt. I landed, with a smack, on the ground. For a moment, I couldn’t think straight. I sat up slowly, rubbing the back of m...
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Chapter 4 A Turn for the Worse
I never got to hear the end of Faustina’s sentence because the night air was shattered by a bloodcurdling scream. The wordless, screeching, terror-filled sound sent the crows scattering rowdily in...
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Chapter 5 A Message from the Past
Edson and his horrible mates surrounded me, edging closer. The biggest boy loomed over me and sneered, “This is where you get what’s coming to you.” He raised his meaty fist. The rest of the gan...