Kissing the Rain
by Kevin Brooks
Moo Nelson likes to be alone. Overweight and shy, Moo is constantly mocked and bullied by his cruel classmates. He's happiest spending time on a secluded bridge above the highway, watching the cars go by. One day, from his special spot, Moo witnesses a crime that changes his life forever. He sees a car chase and a murder—and suddenly Moo's a celebrity of sorts. The police, the lawyers, and even the bullies are now really interested in Moo. But so is one shady character who seems intent on tracking Moo down. Now all Moo has to do is find out the truth behind the crime...before it's too late.

Excerpt:
Every morning for the last week there's been a guy in a Volvo 340 parked at the end of our road. Same guy, same car, same place, same time every Day. 8:25 in the morning. End of the road, on the other side, parked behind number 9's crapped-out Transit. An F reg Volvo 340 — old and gray and scratched and dirty, with bust-up doors and green stuff growing on the trim. The guy in the car's kinda old and grayish, too. About 50, I guess. Raincoat, hat, glasses, ratty little moustache. He don't DO nothing, just sits there, looking like he's sposed to be doing something. One Day he's waiting for someone—reading a newspaper. Next Day he's got a clipboard. Then he's fiddling with a map or a bag or a pack of cigs or something…




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