Nothing But Trouble (White Wolves)

by Alan MacDonald

Nothing but Trouble is a story about prejudice. When Jay arrives at Glenwood Primary, Paul is assigned to look after him and be his 'buddy', but looking after Jay proves harder than he expected. Jay's family are travellers and the new boy doesn't say much or seem interested in making friends. But Paul soon discovers Jay has a secret - after school he goes to visit a family of foxes living in the garden of a derelict house. Slowly a bond between the two boys develops, but this proves difficult at school as Paul is forced to choose sides between his new friend and his old ones...

64 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006

Reviews

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A charming story highlighting prejudice, the cruelty of children and just people's judgement in general if you happen to be different.
When Jago, a gypsy starts at Paul's local school he is not received well but Paul becomes his friend through a shared secret that shows Paul that someone different can still be compassionate, have feelings and deserve to be treated the same as anyone else.
A great morality story about friendship and understanding.

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

boy befriends gypsy and shares a magic moment with foxes.