Mind reader - Pete Johnson

Matt's magic crystal enables him to read people's minds and he is determined to keep it a secret. But he does tell his best friend Cally when she is worried about her parents. Matt offers to find out what they're keeping from Cally. As he tells her about the crystal, he thinks he hears footsteps, but no one is there. When Matt is blackmailed into finding out the answers to the English test, he knows he must have been overheard, He sets a trap for the blackmailer and is horrified to discover that it is Cally. He thinks the solution is to hypnotise her into forgetting about the crystal, but his plan doesn't turn out as expected.

Pete Johnson worked as an English teacher and a film critic for Radio 1 before becoming a full-time writer. He is well known for his older fiction, such as TEN HOURS TO LIVE, and has recently started to write for younger readers. Pete is a very popular visitor in schools and libraries. He lives in St Albans, Hertfordshire.