About the Book: The Freezies
Suleikha, Leo and Kai call themselves the Freezies because theyve been frozen
out of the popular groups of their village school. One day, a battered van with
a trailer attached is found parked in the Mead, the open village green. In it is
Mr Christaki, who is unkempt in appearance but gentle in speech. His appearance
creates fissure lines in the village, which divides into camps that cannot agree
over what is to happen with Mr Christaki. Meanwhile, Mr Christaki makes his own
place in the community and becomes music tutor to the Freezies. And then events
spiral and grow