I grew up in a little dead end street in the 70's, this story and the others in the Ohau Street series are all based on my child hood. these stories are true, up to a point, well at least they were true in my head as a 7 year old, each story is in five parts, so part one could be played as a bedtime story at night or at school by the teacher after lunch to calm the class down. each story ends with a nail bightingly exciting cliff hanger, leaving the child hanging out for part two. These stories have been sold all over the world, and school teachers just LOVE them!