Read up to the end of Chapter 14 (at least). Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter and you have interviewed Tom Fletcher, Marvinder and Jaspal about the children's horrific experiences in India and their adventurous journey to England in search of their father.

Write a newspaper article telling the story of the children's search.

You should:

• write an opening paragraph which sums up the main events
  WHO, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, HOW?)

• use the kind of labels newspapers use
  (e.g. Marvinder Kaur, 12, and her brother Jaspal, 10 ...)

• explain why the family had to run away from home - the following sentences may be useful:

The children have come from the war-torn Punjab, where Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs are fighting for control of land. Their home was burned to the ground before they fled.

• describe what has happened to the children since they left home

• include some speech (quotes from the children or Tom), especially near the end of the report

• explain what Tom plans to do next

• give the article an eye-catching headline

Frankie Meehan