Guess the Twist!

I recently read a book based on an article about Carnegie medal winners that said that it was good but had probably won because it had an excellent twist.

I prefer not knowing that something has a twist, because if I know it has a twist, I can usually guess the twist. I like being surprised and twists generally only surprise me if I'm not looking for them. But I was curious about this book.

It's a children's book and it won the Carnegie medal in 1977. Here is the back cover copy:

Tyke Tiler and Danny Price are always up to no good. Stolen money, a sheep's skeleton, fights in class... Somehow it's always down to Tyke to sort it out.

Now Danny's in serious trouble. He needs his best friend Tyke more than ever...

As soon as I read the back cover copy, a twist instantly leaped into my mind. Based solely on what I've provided to you, without looking up the book, what do you think the twist is?

I will review the book tomorrow and reveal the twist, and also whether or not I was correct about what it was. If you've read this book or couldn't resist googling, please don't spoil the twist.

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