Theo's Time
Norma Clarke
Paperback
(Faber and Faber, July 17, 1995)
A funny story about a child's fear of failure at school and how adults assess children's intelligence. Ten-year-old Theo is sent for extra maths lessons at Mrs Gordon's house, where strange things start to happen to time. Norma Clarke's other books include "Patrick and the Rotten Roman Rubbish".