Books with author David Peacock

It is the start of the summer holidays of the year following Dod’s big adventure (Dod Takes Charge). Mr Small receives a telegram from his sister Agnes Guthrie, who lives in Glasgow, asking him to come urgently decides to take Dod (and Shadow) with him. The pair find that young Johnnie Guthrie has been kidnapped. They are soon joined by Peter David, Captain Melville (and Rodriguez) and Seaman Jim and are also helped by ten year old Elizabeth Guthrie, Criminal Officer Peacock, Mattie (and Tiger) and sundry others. Of course Dod has a PLAN to free Jonnie and capture the criminals. Before leaving Glasgow they attend a stirring production of Rob Roy at Mumford’s Geggie – which leads to a surprise when Dod returns to Dundee.

Dod Johnson (eleven years old) lives with his mother, and his dog Shadow, in a single room off the Hilltown in Victorian Dundee. He makes a living by delivering messages and running errands. One dark night in November he is asked to run as fast as he can to Mr Small, the baker, in the Hawkhill and warn him that he is in danger. Dod arrives just in time to (probably) save Mr Small’s life.Over the next few days Dod becomes more and more involved with the Smalls, and the mystery behind the attack on Bali, an Indian boy. He meets Captain Melville and his monkey, Rodriguez. He gets a pot of marmalade from Mistress Keillor. He sees William McGonagall playing Macbeth. And, when Betsy Small is in danger and the adults are wondering what to do – DOD TAKES CHARGE!

A poignant, warm, heart-breaking and funny timely-snapshot of English working-class, small-town adolescence and the hidden internal and external world of 15 year old, John Watts.Never talk about David Watts; that was the unwritten rule.It is Summer 1987, just before the release of The Smiths final album, and John believes that he will never escape Monkey Island; a community left devastated by the Miners' Strike.Introspective, self-critical and handsome, John feels trapped and a series of poor decisions sets him adrift from his thoughtful, book-loving girlfriend and his gregarious, sexually-charged and hard-as-nails best friend. Infected by isolation and secrecy, John begins to question his sanity when he hears the voice of his dead-twin.Pursued by local football hooligans and discarded from his sporting team, for John it feels like the end of the world, where becoming a man - in this changing landscape - seems impossible. Fifteen is an age where many avenues appear, John has to choose the one which can lead him to happiness.For John, that Summer became the story of his life...

Dod Johnson (eleven years old) lives with his mother, and his dog Shadow, in a single room off the Hilltown in Victorian Dundee. He makes a living by delivering messages and running errands. One dark night in November he is asked to run as fast as he can to Mr Small, the baker, in the Hawkhill and warn him that he is in danger. Dod arrives just in time to (probably) save Mr Small’s life.Over the next few days Dod becomes more and more involved with the Smalls, and the mystery behind the attack on Bali, an Indian boy. He meets Captain Melville and his monkey, Rodriguez. He gets a pot of marmalade from Mistress Keillor. He sees William McGonagall playing Macbeth. And, when Betsy Small is in danger and the adults are wondering what to do – DOD TAKES CHARGE!

It is the start of the summer holidays of the year following Dod’s big adventure (Dod Takes Charge) Mr Small receives a telegram from his sister Agnes Guthrie, who lives in Glasgow, asking him to come urgently decides to take Dod (and Shadow) with him. The pair find that young Johnnie Guthrie has been kidnapped. They are soon joined by Peter David, Captain Melville (and Rodriguez) and Seaman Jim and are also helped by ten year old Elizabeth Guthrie, Criminal Officer Peacock, Mattie (and Tiger) and sundry others. Of course Dod has a PLAN to free Jonnie and capture the criminals. Before leaving Glasgow they attend a stirring production of Rob Roy at Mumford’s Geggie – which leads to a surprise when Dod returns to Dundee.

Dod, Betsy and Wee Tam are spending the Easter break at Dod’s father’s farm in the Carse of Gowrie.Dod discovers Duncan hiding in one of the barns. He has been accused of stealing from his employer and is wanted by the police. The trio set out to prove Duncan’s innocence and while doing so Dod and Betsy come to the attention of the Whisky Smugglers. The climax comes when the whole gang (including, of course, Rodriguez) confront the smugglers at the foot of Dunsinane Hill.