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    Race Against Time
    Race Against Time
    Race Against Time
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    Race Against Time

    By Eric Brown

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    An ordinary camping trip goes horribly wrong. Al and Jenny find themselves in the year 2055… and the future is grim.

    The countryside is full of troops and army tanks.

    But worse than that, there are no black people, no Asian people… Only white people are left.

    Something dreadful has happened. Al and Jenny are stuck in a nightmare. Will they ever get out?

    Race Against Time is a story about racism and intolerance in a future that might just come to pass…

    Written, edited and designed for teen readers who love gripping stories with as few obstacles to reading as possible. Particularly suitable for dyslexic, struggling and reluctant readers with a reading age of 7 and over.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherinfinite press
    Release dateMay 2, 2017
    ISBN9781386830320
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      Race Against Time - Eric Brown

      Race Against Time

      Eric Brown

      Published by infinite press

      © Eric Brown 2005, 2017

      Cover image © Iurii

      Cover and interior design by Keith Brooke

      First published by Barrington Stoke, 2005

      No portion of this book may be reproduced by any means, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise, without first obtaining the permission of the copyright holder.

      The moral right of Eric Brown to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

      Contents

      Chapter One: Leaving

      Chapter Two: Swastika!

      Chapter Three: A Hole in Time?

      Chapter Four: Life in the Future

      Chapter Five: Prisoners!

      Chapter Six: No Way back...

      Chapter Seven: Escape!

      Chapter Eight: The Graveyard

      Chapter Nine: Back from the Future

      Chapter Ten: We Must Warn the World!

      Race Against Time

      Chapter 1

      Leaving

      My story is amazing – but it really happened. You can call me a liar if you like, but every word is true.

      It began on the afternoon when Amy called for me. She was wearing tight jeans and a short tee-shirt which showed her tanned belly. It’s a lovely day for it, Al! she said.

      I pushed my bike along the front path. We were taking Amy’s tent and camping out on Branston Moor. A night alone with Amy, I thought.

      Mum was hanging out some washing in the yard. And where do you think you’re going? she asked.

      I sighed. I told you last night, mum. I’m off camping.

      "With her? Mum didn’t like Amy. She didn’t like the clothes she wore, or the fact that sometimes Amy wore make-up. If you must go, I want you back first thing in the morning."

      Okay, mum, I said. I glanced at Amy. She was looking the other way, pretending she hadn’t heard a thing.

      We climbed on to our bikes and rode off. I looked back at the house and waved. Mum was standing in the yard, watching me go. She looked small and lonely. She didn’t wave back.

      My dad had died last year, and I missed him a lot. And mum missed him too. Sometimes I found her crying quietly to herself, holding dad’s picture in her hand.

      I felt guilty about leaving her alone like that, but more than anything I wanted to go camping with Amy.

      We cycled out of the city. Amy led the way up the hill to the rolling moorland.

      "Your mum doesn’t

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