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Summary Chapter 1-4
Chapter 1 Rory and his grandfather are waiting to see Dr Nicol, their family doctor at a clinic. He goes to smoke his pipes and comes back. Granda (Mister McIntosh) talks to a 16-year-old girl who comes with a baby.Suddenly, an aold woman and the girl smell smoke. The girl jumps up and shouts that Granda is on fire. Everyone in the waiting room sees that Grandas pocket is burning. Granda is still smiling. Rory grabs a vase with flowers and throws the water all over Granda. Granda has no idea what is actually happening at the moment! Rory needs to look after his Granda who is very forgetful nowadays. Chapter 2 Rorys Granda likes to keep his homework somewhere safe. Granda has put Rorys homework in the rubbish bin and mistakenly put rubbish in Rorys schoolbag. Rory does not know how to tell his teacher, Mrs foley. Darren Fisher, Rorys best friend suggests to him to say that aliens take it away. Rory finally confesses to Mrs Foley about the loss of his homework. Mrs Foley asks about Grandas condition to come to Parents Night. After talking to Mrs Foley, Rory runs to their flats to bring lunch to Granda and to make sure that Granda takes his medicine. Granda is old now and Rory thinks that he has the responsibility to take care of Granda. Chapter 3 Mr Hood, Rorys football teacher asks Rory to be in the football team. Rory refuses as he has to look after his Granda. Darren suggests that Granda should be put in a folk home and Rory gets angry. Granda always talk about Rachnadar, the local old peoples hospital. Granda never wants to live there and he would rather die than to live there. Back home, Rory prepares Granda for Parents Night. He is worried about Grandas behavior on that night. One night, he asks Granda about his father. Granda gets angry and he bangs his fist on the table. Rorys father had been irresponsible for he had left his wife and his little son. Rorys mother died in broken heart. Chapter 4 It is Parents Night and Mrs Foley finally meets Granda. Granda suddenly said that Mrs Foley has a moustache. Right at the moment, they smell smoke. Grandas coat is on fire! Granda goes to the toilet earlier to take a puff from his pipe. Then he puts his pipe in his pocket but he forgets about it. Darrens father throws water on the coats and stops the fire. Granda finds the incident is so funny and exciting, just like other boys feel.

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Summary Chapter 5-8
Chapter 5 In school, Rorys classmates talk about the fire. They call Granda a hero because of his attempt to set the school on fire. Rory hides Grandas pipe before he goes to sleep to make sure nothing will be on fire in the middle of night. Rory and Granda meet Val Jessup, a social worker after that. She is sent by Dr Nicol to prepare lunch for Granda and to give him medicine. With this help, Rory can join football team again. Rory tells Mrs Foley about the social worker and she is happy to hear that. One day on the way home, Rory is told about his flat is on fire! Actually Granda has left the chip pan on and he forgets about it. A policeman informs Rory that his Granda is in the hospital. Chapter 6 A policewoman brings Rory to visit Granda at the hospital. Granda suffers from smoke inhalation and he does not look too good. Rory is very worried about Grandas condition and prays hard for Granda to wake up soon. Val Jessup visits them at the hospital. She asks Rory to stay at the childrens home at Castle Street for that moment. The childrens home is a nightmare for Rory and he does not want to go there. However, Rory does not have a choice. Rory follows Val Jessup to Castle Street. Chapter 7 The sight of Castle Street frightens Rory. There, he meets Tony who is a friendly and helpful resident. He introduces Rory to the boys and the girls (Tome, Georgie and Jackie) who are having supper at that time. Val Jessup leaves and promises to take Rory to hospital the next morning. The boys and the girls tell Rory about Tess. Suddenly, they hear a voice shouting and swearing. It is Tess. She loses her temper and messes up the kitchen. A young woman and Tony drag her to her room. Rory sleeps in a room with Tom and Jackie. He still hears Tess shouting. Rory thinks and misses his Granda again. He tries not to cry. Chapter 8 Rory wakes up and he is ready to go to the hospital. The other children leave for school and Val Jessup comes. Tony phones the hospital and Rory gets to know that Granda is awake. Rory reaches the hospital and runs toward Granda. They hug each other. Granda is feeling much better. When Granda hears Rory is at Castle Street, he becomes worried. He wants to get out of the hospital to take Rory out of Castle Street. However, Rory stops him from doing so. Granda pities Rory and he cannot wait to get out of the hospital.