The Boy with the Unfortunate Name

By Eva Markert

Richard Fartson is very embarrassed about his name but each time he tries to keep it a secret from his classmates or other people he meets, it inevitably ends up in a catastrophe. One day a new boy starts in his class, who – because of his name or rather names – also has unusual problems. Will Richard be able to learn from him how to stay cool in such situations?

• Language: English
• Publisher: BadPress
• Release date: Apr 10, 2016
• ISBN: 9781507137376

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The Boy with the Unfortunate Name

Eva Markert

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Translated by Susan Kochs 

The Boy with the Unfortunate Name

Written By Eva Markert

Copyright © 2016 Eva Markert

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Translated by Susan Kochs

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Contents

The New Class

Break Time

At the Gymnastics Club

More Troubles

A Girl at the Swimming Pool

Missed Opportunity

The New Boy

One Family – Two Surnames

Smith, Jones, Brown, and Taylor

A Huge Muddle

Mrs. Large

Crazy Names

Joe’s Second Name

An Experiment

The King of the Class

A Difficult Decision

With a Capital or a Small D?

The New Class

Sometimes Richard wished that he had other parents. Not that he did not like them. Quite the opposite, he liked them a lot. If only it was not for one thing. Since his first year at school he had been teased because of it.

But then, on top of it all, his family had to move! In his new class it became unbearable. It started on the first day of school.

He went with his new class teacher, Miss Summers, to class 3B. Richard was not worried that everybody was looking at him. What he did dread, though, was what would come next.

Then Miss Summers said, First of all, we want to get to know each other.

The pupils sat down in a circle.

Now I want everybody to tell us their name and what they like doing, Miss Summers continued.

The boy who lived in the same block of flats as Richard started, My name is Patrick Smith and I like watching television.

My name is Freddy Schulz and most of all I like playing on the computer, the next one said.

As everyone introduced themselves, Richard’s heart beat faster. Only two pupils were now in front of him.

Then only one!

Finally his turn came. Everybody was looking at him.