Halloween at Grammar Primary

When I went to Dylan's school at two o' clock today I was faced by a horde of ghouls, vampires, ghosts and other creatures I didn't even know the names of. So what did I do? I told them a story. It worked. I escaped with my life and got back home just in time to get out of the car and be drenched by a downpour.
  Last year I read Halloween Stories. This year I gave the class a choice between Wheelybins (a slightly spooky but mainly funny story), and The House At The End Of Witch Street, which is undeniably scary. You can guess which one they chose. Oh well, Wheelybins, maybe next year.
  I think everyone enjoyed the story, especially the bits where nobody listened to the headteacher, and where Jonathon James was wondering if the monster in the story would eat up teachers. I certainly enjoyed reading it aloud, particularly as this story contains one of my favourite lines from all the As They Grow Older stories: "Do you know, child, that Mr Fuller hasn't been eating his breakfasts?" 
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