Funny Kid Belly Flop chapter sampler

I hear a voice behind me. ‘Max, come on. Just dive in.’ The voice makes me shiver. It’s the voice of an eleven-year-old super-villain: she-who-must- not-be-named, Abby Purcell. Oh … Oops. I named her. I glance back over my shoulder. I think everybody needs an inspirational speech right about now. ‘Whose idea was it that people should get in the water and pretend to be fish?’ I ask loudly. ‘Can’t the water just be there without me needing to be in it? We can drink it. We can shower under it. We can cook noodles in it. We don’t need to swim in it.’ Chaz doesn’t seem that impressed by my speech-giving abilities. ‘You’ve got a swimming carnival on Friday, Max,’ he says. ‘What are you going to do then?’

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