Mary-anne Scott

The school is putting on Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl, to celebrate his 100th birthday, but school plays are notoriously full of surprises.

Sean has emigrated to New Zealand with his mother from South Africa after the death of his father. He is finding it hard to fit in at school while coping with his grief and homesickness. Mason, a boy in his class who is a mad keen spearo, offers to teach him how to free dive. Sean gradually becomes involved with...