Niveau A12. Lernjahr / 6. Klasse
500 Wörter
Friendship / Social Issues

Die 15-jährige Colette aus Frankreich macht einen vierwöchigen Sprachkurs in London. Höhepunkt ist ein Besuch der National Gallery, zusammen mit der 17-jährigen Annika. Doch Annika nützt den Ausflug für einen Einkaufsbummel, und Colette beobachtet, wie sie im Kaufhaus ein Armband in ihre Tasche steckt ohne zu bezahlen. Wie soll Colette reagieren?

Paula Smith was born in England in 1962. In 1996 she moved to Australia with her partner. They settled in Sydney. She got a job at the Australian National Maritime Museum as an Education Officer and also bought a business tutoring students in English and Maths. In 2002 she gave birth to her son, followed a year later by her daughter. She sold the business to become a stay at home mother. She used that time to write Lucky for Some, Shopping for Trouble, The Secret in the Farmhouse, The Art Show and A Second Chance. She now lives in Newcastle, north of Sydney, looking after her children and writing, with plans to return to teaching soon.