EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK
"Today was the day! Octavia Brown was sitting on her front doorstep waiting. Her two big white Samoyed dogs, Storm and
Jazz were beside her. They sensed something big was about to happen from the way Octavia kept jumping up and then
sitting down again, and generally not settling. For this was Octavia’s big day. Her tenth birthday had arrived and her
grandmother had promised a very special birthday present. Octavia had thought long and hard for days about what this
surprise present might be. Maybe a trip to Disneyworld: now wouldn’t that be something! But Grandma wasn’t able to travel very far, so she wouldn’t be able to go, and it wouldn’t be fun without her. For Grandma was always so full of fun. Every time she came to visit, or Octavia went to visit Grandma, it was always lots of fun and laughter with plenty of interesting things to do. So a trip to Disneyworld might not be the best present."
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