Authors: Jessie Williams
Sammi and Dusty (11 page)
Emily and Patch
Ever since Emily Keane’s mum died, things have gone horribly wrong. She hates her new school, and her dad and step-mum are always too busy with her new baby brother to have any time for her.
When her Easter assembly ends in disaster, Emily thinks she’s in big trouble. But instead she’s referred to the Harvest Hope project. Spending the Easter holiday working on a farm with a bunch of smelly animals is the last thing Emily wants to do, until she meets chatterbox volunteer Asha, Cynthia the footballing pig, and a very special dog called Patch...
Can City Farm make Emily realise that families come in all shapes and sizes?
Zoe Clarke has always loved running. She’s the fastest runner in her school and she dreams about competing in the Olympics when she grows up. But after she breaks her leg badly in an accident, she suddenly has to give up all her Olympic hopes.
It’s hard to be sad for long on City Farm though, especially with a retired race-horse to help settle in. Swift can’t race any more either, and he’s getting bored with nothing to do.
Can Swift and Zoe both find some new dreams?
Darren Taylor has been excluded from school for vandalism. It wasn’t vandalism really, it was art. But he probably shouldn’t have done it on school property.
When he’s sent to the Harvest Hope project, the farm is buzzing with excitement. They have been asked to put on a Rare Breed Show, with lots of interesting animals coming to stay at the farm, including a naughty little goat called Basher, who won’t stay in his pen.
With Basher’s help, can Darren show his new friends he’s not as bad as everyone thinks?
When Katie’s mum loses her job she’s so sad that starts staying in bed all day. She doesn’t even get up in time to take Katie to school. Soon Katie’s missed so much time that she’s given a placement at the Harvest Hope project.
Katie loves City Farm, especially when she and Asha find a family of nest of orphaned eggs, and Katie becomes mum to a cute group of little ducklings!
Can Katie look after the ducklings, and will City Farm be able to help her and her mum?
Ten-year-old Laura can’t see, but that doesn’t mean that she can’t do anything, and Asha, Kerry, Rory and everyone at City Farm are determined to prove that to her.
But being blind on a farmyard is more difficult than anyone expects, and after an accident with the animal feed, Laura’s confidence is lower than ever... until Silky the farm cat makes Laura her special friend.
Will Laura take more home from City Farm than she’d ever imagined?
Our
City Farm
and the
Harvest Hope
project are fictional, but there are real city farms all around the country and they often need volunteers. Why not go and visit the one nearest to you?
