Freekham high is a school where things rarely go according to plan. Sara and Sam are putting on a school play to celebrate the end of term. Not much could go wrong with that, you might think. But when a plague of pigeons start to take an interest, everything gets completely out of control. The costumes go missing, the teachers get in a flap, Sara thinks there’s a ghost in the store room and there are pigeons just about everywhere. Great fun with a strong school setting.
Sara, Sam and friends are putting on a play - what could be more harmless than? It's going to be a nice, restful, fun day to round off the summer term. But, this is Freekham High and something unexpected always happens...
Sara, Sam and friends are putting on a play - what could be more harmless than? It's going to be a nice, restful, fun day to round off the summer term. But, this is Freekham High and something unexpected always happens...
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Sara, Sam and friends are putting on a play - what could be more harmless than? It's going to be a nice, restful, fun day to round off the summer term.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Pigeon and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Pigeon features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations
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Pigeon was written by Steve Cole and published by Oxford University Press
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