Dani Binns
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Written by Lisa Rajan Illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
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Chapter 1
Dani Binns opened the lid of the toy box in the spare bedroom. “Which toy do you think I should choose today?” she asked her sister Tara. Every time Dani took out a toy, she was sent off on an adventure. “The train?” suggested Tara. 2
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Dani’s hair flopped over her eyes as she rummaged through the box, looking for it. She grabbed a ribbon to tie her hair back. At once, her hand began to tingle. The tingling spread up her arm and around her whole body. Then she began spinning and tumbling through space and time …
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Chapter 2 When the spinning stopped, Dani found herself in a noisy football stadium. She was sitting on the substitutes’ seats. It was the final game in the mixed teams National League Cup. The blustery wind blew her hair into her eyes, so she tied it up with the ribbon.
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It was 1–0 to the Blues, two minutes before half-time. Dani watched one of the Red players dribble the ball expertly past one Blue player after another, heading for the goal. The crowd roared with excitement. Will he score? wondered Dani.
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