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8-12 Cool Clive Chapter 1 Look at the other kids in my class. They have the right haircuts. They have the right clothes-the jeans,the t-shirts,the caps and the trainers. These are my friends. They may think I'm not all that big. They may think I'm not all that bright.But I know I'm really cool.The trouble is my clothes are just not cool at all. "So what.I don't care,"I say to myself-but I do care. "You can wear my cap for today,"says my best friend-but it's not the same.My mum says,She is right you knowJust be yourself What you wear doesn't matter. My friend agrees with her.And I know she's right too.It doesn't matter.It shouldn't matter to me. I want to be like my friends.I want to be cool. In my mind I can see exactly what I could look like.And I say, Mum,Can I have jeans like those? But she always says, I can get you a pair from the market for half the price. So I say,"Can I have some t-shirts like those?" But she says,"You've got plenty of your cousins' old shirts that you haven't grown into yet." And when I say,"Look at those trainers,Mum.Idon't suppose..." She says,"I'm sorry,love.We just can't afford them."Oh wow I remember this It seems that almost everything I have belonged to someone else before me.Ooh! I used to love this shirt And the fashions have changed a bit since my cousins were kids. At school we all had to make up a rap about ourselves.This is mine: Don't have the right sort of trainers Don't have the right sort of hair Don't have the right sort of labels Pretend that I don't care. BUT Oh WOW!Look at them now!All the style,All the know-how-Puma,Hi-tech and Reebok,Cool as Cool,They've got the lot! And Oh WOW!I'm feeling green,They've the coolest kidsI've ever seen.They've cool in school and cool in the street ,Cool as cool from head to feet. My friend says,It's a good rap. But it's not such a good feeling. Chapter 2 I know exactly what I want.I've them in a shop window. And I know exactly what my mum will say: Money doesn't grow on trees you know. We don't have money to burn! Maybe for Christmas... I dream about those trainers. Maybe I could find some long lost treasure and buy them.This ￡100cheque is a small token of our grattude Maybe I could earn a reward and buy them. Maybe I could get a job and... That's what I'll do! I'll earn lots of money and buy my trainers.It's not easy finding a job,especially when you're my age. First I looked at newspaper.SITUATIONS VACANTWANTED hairdresser’s assistant suit school-leaver phone:FAY16841Secretary mature lady preferred tel 42136……一大堆招聘信息 They were all jobs for grown-ups or older kids.No good for me.What could I do ?I thought……and thought and……I had an idea I could look at the cards in the window of the corner shop.There were plenty of cards: For SaleTable tennis table by family moving house with slightly wobbly legsTel 334513 adorable baby rabbit for sale. Only ¥5 each Phone 42213 aliu 6Typewriter for sale . Perfect working order. No good offers refused.Phone 23%79＄Newspaper DeliveryBOYS AND GIRLS WANTED APPLY WITHINThat's the one for me! I'll get a job,save the money,and I'll be Cool Clive The Coolest Kid Alive. But when I asked,the man said,You're not big enough...not old enough...not strong enough...Come back when you're older. Outside the shop I met Rick Hamley from Mr Jacob's class.He had a newspaper round.He was dragging the bag behind him,and he was looking hot and tried. "I'm looking for a partner.Share the work,share the money,ok? Tell your Mum I'll look after you.Start tomorrow 6.30 6.30? 6.30! Surely he didn't mean 6.30 in the morning!!!! He said!That night I was so excited I could hardly sleep.I'd asked my mum if I couldhelp Rick with his paper round and,after a bit,she had agreed. She helped me set the alarm clock for half past five and she made me go to bed extra early. It's hard to go to sleep when it's still light.All my plans were racing through my head.They made a sort of song which went round and round and round... I'll deliver the news I'll earn money I'll buy shoes I'll buy trainers cool and snazzy Big and bold and bright and jazzy Imagine me when I get to school Looking so great Looking so cool Listen to the others Hear them say Look at Clive Look at Clive He's the coo了st kid alive! In the end I fell asleep,and then BRRING!! It was time to get up and get started on my firs。