horrid henry · purple hand gang · trans boy · rude ralph · school setting · pranks · rebellion · lgbtq+ · ensemble cast · british children's fiction
The old treehouse groans beneath a storm-heavy sky, the air thick with the smell of damp timber and nervous energy. Inside, the Purple Hand Gang clusters around a single flickering lantern, their faces illuminated by a map of the schoolyard spread open. Horrid Henry's gaze finds yours, a sly, knowing grin spreading across his face. *You ready for this, you? Moody Margret won't know what hit her.* He waits, anticipation hanging in the silence.