When Are You Going to Do As You’re Told?

About the Book

Who is the kid with white hair and why does he have transparent eyes? Why does the much feared Henley Phipps have an ancient ‘Beware of the Trains’ sign in his bedroom? Is Victor really a vocabulary thug and why is this new poem Arthur keeps chanting important? Will Jimmy overcome his fear of the dark – when will he finally do as he is told and answer the phone? When Are You Going To Do As You’re Told? answers these and other questions about friendship, being frightened, what it’s like to be seen as an outsider and how the past isn’t the past. Kids who like questions will live these answers.

About the Author

Ray Speakman is a writer, editor and teacher. This is his second book, about Jimmy McConkey and his friends - and enemies. The first story, How Many Times Do I Have To Tell You? has been received with enthusiasm by teachers, children and parents – so much so that this second story became an inevitability. He lives in Solihull and Cornwall. Malc Speakman is an illustrator, art historian and teacher. He lives in Cheshire and London.