My Teacher's a Robot!

By Phil Barnes

With wide, cold eyes, a clenched jaw, and superhuman strength, something's not right about new teacher Miss Ironside.
Will quickly realises... she's a robot!
One by one, his classmates are being brainwashed after school.
Will and his friends must act fast to save everyone before it's too late!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Release date: Sep 30, 2015
• ISBN: 9781528951357

Phil Barnes

Phil Barnes started life as an enameller and engraver in 1967. He has worked for some of the country's leading jewellers, goldsmiths and silversmiths. In 1971 he was the youngest recipient of the Jacques Cartier 'Craftsman of the Year' award. He has trained three apprentices over his fifty-plus years as a full-time professional engraver and enameller. Having worked as a freelance enameller for the major part of his career, he now designs and makes his own pieces, which can be found in private collections around the world.

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About the Author

Phil Barnes is a new author who has more imagination than he knows what to do with, a dreamer and a story teller. Phil hopes you enjoy his first book and looks forward to entertaining you with more.

Apart from writing he loves nothing better than losing himself in a good book!!

Dedication

I would like to thank my family, who always believed in me, and my friends, who listened to me ramble on and enjoyed the book as much as my sons. I would also like to thank Austin Macauley for giving me this opportunity and believing in me.

Copyright Information

Copyright © Phil Barnes (2015)

The right of Phil Barnes to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.

Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

ISBN 9781784559359 (Paperback)

ISBN 9781784559366 (Hardback)

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Chapter 1

What, no it can’t be that time already, I’m not ready, said Will out loud as the alarm rang out signalling it was time to get up. The summer holidays were over already and the new term was starting today.

Will looked over at his brother Sam who he shared a room with. He was still snoring.

Sam, wake up, Sam, he repeated a couple of times until Sam stirred, rolled over and said What in a yawn, It’s time to get up, time for school, urged Will.

I’m not done yet, whispered Sam as he rolled over and stuck his head under his pillow.

Just then mum burst in and flung back the curtains, Wakey wakey, rise and shine, she said loudly as Will hopped out of bed and Sam groaned again.

The boy’s gulped down their breakfast as usual whilst chatting about the start of the new school term.

At least I’ve got Mrs Lewis this year, said Will, She’s cool, he added.

Sam sat pensively and then replied I don’t know who I’ve got, can’t remember.

With that mum interrupted and said Miss Yorkshire Sammy, the new teacher.

Oh yeah, Sam drawled as he finished the last of his Weetabix That’s right.

Teeth brushed and uniform on the boys grabbed their school bags and followed mum out to the car, the journey to school was short and uneventful as they remembered and before no time they were parking up in the usual spot and making their way to the school gates.

It was chaos in the playground as kids rampaged everywhere; new kids and old kids alike all with shiny new uniforms and shoes that would be wrecked before the week was out. Kids were playing, sulking, chatting and crying. The din was almost unbearable and the teachers were attempting to shepherd children around. Will laughed at their attempts. He thought they could do with lassos to catch the kids and round them up.

Eventually the chaos calmed down and the teachers had all the children ready in lines in their new classes with their new teachers.

Will’s friend Aaron nudged Will – Where’s Mrs Lewis? he whispered.

Will looked around in panic as it dawned on him that their new teacher was nowhere to be