Liz Zahedieh

9798356366451 Slingshot farm

After his parents’ marriage breaks down, fifteen-year-old Alfie goes to live on a city farm with his grandfather, Jasper. Slingshot Farm offers Alfie a haven from school until their fragile happiness is threatened by unscrupulous planners.

Alfie and Jasper face homelessness together with Jasper’s Staffie dog and Alfie’s rescued magpie. When a favourite piglet goes missing Alfie discovers a plot to discredit the farm management in order to clear the way for land development.

Helped by his friends Alfie must save the piglet, the farm and Jasper’s home. Slingshot Farm examines how a teenager with low self-esteem transforms into a courageous young adult, ready to face the future.

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Donna is growing up near London. Her father owns a greyhound racing kennels. He is ill and financial disaster looms. Her mother is dissatisfied with her life and takes it out on Donna and spends their limited funds selfishly. Internet gambling and ease of placing bets has decreased income from racing tracks. Donna struggles to help her father look after the dogs, and cope with her mother and the demands of school.

A greyhound about to give birth is abandoned at the kennels. A locket engraved with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and images around her neck contains a scroll declaring she is special.This is the story of how Donna endeavours to overcome her challenges, what happens to the rescued hound and her offspring and the impact they have as they touch the lives those around them.