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1、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 Im not all that big. They may think Im not all that bright.But I know Im really cool.The trou
2、ble is my clothes are just not cool at all. So what.I dont care,I say to myself-but I do care. You can wear my cap for today,says my best friend-but its not the same.My mum says,She is right you knowJust be yourself What you wear doesnt matter. My friend agrees with her.And I know shes right too.It
3、doesnt matter.It shouldnt 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
4、 those? But she says,Youve got plenty of your cousins old shirts that you havent grown into yet. And when I say,Look at those trainers,Mum.Idont suppose. She says,Im sorry,love.We just cant afford them.Oh wow I remember this It seems that almost everything I have belonged to someone else before me.O
5、oh! 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: Dont have the right sort of trainers Dont have the right sort of hair Dont have the right sort of labels Pretend that I dont care. BUT Oh
6、WOW!Look at them now!All the style,All the know-how-Puma,Hi-tech and Reebok,Cool as Cool,Theyve got the lot! And Oh WOW!Im feeling green,Theyve the coolest kidsIve ever seen.Theyve cool in school and cool in the street ,Cool as cool from head to feet. My friend says,Its a good rap. But its not such
7、a good feeling. Chapter 2 I know exactly what I want.Ive them in a shop window. And I know exactly what my mum will say: Money doesnt grow on trees you know. We dont have money to burn! Maybe for Christmas. I dream about those trainers. Maybe I could find some long lost treasure and buy them.This 10
8、0cheque is a small token of our grattude Maybe I could earn a reward and buy them. Maybe I could get a job and. Thats what Ill do! Ill earn lots of money and buy my trainers.Its not easy finding a job,especially when youre my age. First I looked at newspaper.SITUATIONS VACANTWANTED hairdressers assi
9、stant 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 thoughtand thought andI had an idea I could look at the cards in the window of the corner shop.There were plenty of cards: For Sale
10、Table 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%79Newspaper DeliveryBOYS AND GIRLS WANTED APPLY WITHINThats the one for me! Ill get
11、a job,save the money,and Ill be Cool Clive The Coolest Kid Alive. But when I asked,the man said,Youre not big enough.not old enough.not strong enough.Come back when youre older. Outside the shop I met Rick Hamley from Mr Jacobs class.He had a newspaper round.He was dragging the bag behind him,and he
12、 was looking hot and tried. Im looking for a partner.Share the work,share the money,ok? Tell your Mum Ill look after you.Start tomorrow 6.30 6.30? 6.30! Surely he didnt mean 6.30 in the morning! He said!That night I was so excited I could hardly sleep.Id asked my mum if I couldhelp Rick with his pap
13、er 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. Its hard to go to sleep when its still light.All my plans were racing through my head.They made a sort of song which went round and round and round. Ill deliver the ne
14、ws Ill earn money Ill buy shoes Ill 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 Hes 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
