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Summary Chapter 1-4

Chapter 1Rory and his grandfather are waiting to see Dr Nicol, their family doctor at a clinic. He goes to smoke his

pipes and comes back. Granda (Mister McIntosh) talks to a 16-year-old girl who comes with a

baby.Suddenly, an aold woman and the girl smell smoke. The girl jumps up and shouts that Granda is on

fire. Everyone in the waiting room sees that Grandas pocket is burning. Granda is s till smiling. Rory

grabs a vase with flowers and throws the water all over Granda. Granda has no idea what is actually

happening at the moment! Rory needs to look after his Granda who is very forgetful nowadays.

Chapter 2

Rorys Granda likes to keep his homework somewhere safe. Granda has put Rorys homework in the

rubbish bin and mistakenly put rubbish in Rorys schoolbag. Rory does not know how to tell his teacher,Mrs foley. Darren Fisher, Rorys best friend suggests to him to say that aliens take it away. Rory finally

confesses to Mrs Foley about the loss of his homework. Mrs Foley asks about Grandas condition to

come to Parents Night. After talking to Mrs Foley, Rory runs to their flats to bring lunch to Granda and

to make sure that Granda takes his medicine. Granda is old now and Rory thinks that he has the

responsibility to take care of Granda.

Chapter 3

Mr Hood, Rorys football teacher asks Rory to be in the football team. Rory refuses as he has to look

after his Granda. Darren suggests that Granda should be put in a folk home and Rory gets angry. Granda

always talk about Rachnadar, the local old peoples hospital. Granda never wants to live there and hewould rather die than to live there. Back home, Rory prepares Granda for Parents Night. He is worried

about Grandas behavior on that night. One night, he asks Granda about his father. Granda gets angry

and he bangs his fist on the table. Rorys father had been irresponsible for he had left his wife and his

little son. Rorys mother died in broken heart.

Chapter 4

It is Parents Night and Mrs Foley finally meets Granda. Granda suddenly said that Mrs Foley has a

moustache. Right at the moment, they smell smoke. Grandas coat is on fire! Granda goes to the toilet

earlier to take a puff from his pipe. Then he puts his pipe in his pocket but he forgets about it. Darrens

father throws water on the coats and stops the fire. Granda finds the incident is so funny and exciting,just like other boys feel.

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Summary Chapter 5-8

Chapter 5In school, Rorys classmates talk about the fire. They call Granda a hero because of his attempt to set the

school on fire. Rory hides Grandas pipe before he goes to sleep to make sure nothing will be on fire in

the middle of night. Rory and Granda meet Val Jessup, a social worker after that. She is sent by Dr Nicol

to prepare lunch for Granda and to give him medicine. With this help, Rory can join football team again.

Rory tells Mrs Foley about the social worker and she is happy to hear that. One day on the way home,

Rory is told about his flat is on fire! Actually Granda has left the chip pan on and he forgets about it. A

policeman informs Rory that his Granda is in the hospital.

Chapter 6

A policewoman brings Rory to visit Granda at the hospital. Granda suffers from smoke inhalation and hedoes not look too good. Rory is very worried about Grandas condition and prays hard for Granda to

wake up soon. Val Jessup visits them at the hospital. She asks Rory to stay at the childrens home at

Castle Street for that moment. The childrens home is a nightmare for Rory and he does not want to go

there. However, Rory does not have a choice. Rory follows Val Jessup to Castle Street.

Chapter 7

The sight of Castle Street frightens Rory. There, he meets Tony who is a friendly and helpful resident. He

introduces Rory to the boys and the girls (Tome, Georgie and Jackie) who are having supper at that time.

Val Jessup leaves and promises to take Rory to hospital the next morning. The boys and the girls tell

Rory about Tess. Suddenly, they hear a voice shouting and swearing. It is Tess. She loses her temper andmesses up the kitchen. A young woman and Tony drag her to her room. Rory sleeps in a room with Tom

and Jackie. He still hears Tess shouting. Rory thinks and misses his Granda again. He tries not to cry.

Chapter 8

Rory wakes up and he is ready to go to the hospital. The other children leave for school and Val Jessup

comes. Tony phones the hospital and Rory gets to know that Granda is awake. Rory reaches the hospital

and runs toward Granda. They hug each other. Granda is feeling much better. When Granda hears Rory

is at Castle Street, he becomes worried. He wants to get out of the hospital to take Rory out of Castle

Street. However, Rory stops him from doing so. Granda pities Rory and he cannot wait to get out of the

hospital.

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Chapter 9

Val took Rory back to the flat. The walls were blackened, the furniture were damaged and the air was

filled with the smell of smoke. He began packing his clothes ang Grandas medicines. When Rory asked if

he could have the flat painted before Granda was released from the hospital, Val told him not to worry

about that for a moment. This made Rory worry. How long was he going to stay at the Castle Street? He

did not want to live there for long because Tess scared him. Rory kept hoping to get out of the childrens

home and return to his flat. Granda felt the same too but they could not do anything.

Chapter 10

At school the next day, Mrs Foley questioned Rory about his stay at Castle Street. She seemed so

concerned that he told her all about Tess. Mrs Foley felt that Rory should not stay at the place. Darren

warned Rory that rs Foley might want to foster him. The thought terrified Rory. Rory headed for

Grandas room. He got a shock. The room was empty of Grandas things. His first thought was Granda

was dead.

Chapter 11

Rory started screaming for Granda. A staff nurse and two nurses rushed into the room and tried to calm

him. A call was made to Val Jessup. The staff nurse, Maureen, assured Rory that Granda was fine. He

had been moved. Val explained gently that Rory could not take the responsibility of looking after Grandaanymore. Granda was not fit enough to go home with Rory. So, he had been placed in Rachnadar.

Chapter 12

Granda is very sad to be sent to the home and it breaks Rorys heart to see him cry. At Castle Street,

Rory fights with Tess. Rory becomes frustrated when Granda retreats further and further at Rachnadar.

At school, the idea of being fostered by Mrs Foley worries him. Life is certainly unpleasant in Castle

Street when Tess becomes so uncontrollable. Rory decides that the only way is to run away with Granda.

Chapter 13

Rory begins planning his Great Escape. Darren offers the use of his moms caravan. On the day of the

escape, he opens the door to the emergency exit when he visits Granda. Rory helps Granda to wear his

coat and shoes. Granda keeps asking where they are going but Rory does not answer until they are

ready to leave. Then, he tells Granda they are running away. Granda relies on Rory to get out of

Rachnadar.