Daniel Kendal is diff erent – diff erent to the other Kendals and diff erent to every kid in his class.

For a start, he’s taller than his family, his friends and probably everyone else in the

enti re world. His favourite drink is chocolate milkshake with gravy sprinkles and he loves

to eat Weetabix covered in baked beans. He’s weird and he knows it.

You can read about his adventures in these hilariously funny books by Jo Franklin,

illustrated by Aaron Blecha.

Are you as clever as Daniel’s friend Gordon the Geek? Then untangle this

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Milkshake, adventure, Daniel, Kendal, Freddo, Gordon, geek, genius, alien, family

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5. A loft bed. I’ve always wanted one of those

but Mum keeps saying no.

I had to switch off my alien fantasy pretty quickly as Jessie came in and plonked herself on the end of my Earth bed.

‘You still here, Oddbod?’ she said.‘Yes, but I’m not odd. I’m an alien, remember?’Her face looked puzzled for a moment but then

her lip-glossed mouth cracked into a smile. ‘You really need to meet Serena Blake.’

‘Who is Serena Blake?’‘My year. Dyed black hair cut in a bob. She

reckons she was taken into a spaceship by one of your lot, then dumped back on Earth when they’d finished with her.’

‘She’s human though, isn’t she?’ ‘Yeah, but she’s in

love with little green men. Martians. The Man in the Moon. Whatever. She goes on about them the whole time. She’s nuts.’ Jessie

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5 Reasons Why I

Must Be Human

1. My blood is red.

When Timmy had a

tantrum and bit my

leg, my blood dripped

onto the carpet.

It left a reddish-

brown stain. It did

NOT burn a hole

through to the

floorboards. Human

blood, not alien.

2. I have the

normal human

number of legs,

arms and heads.

3. I’ve never been

to outer space.

I don’t have the

right passport.

Two legs

One head

Ten fingers

Two arms