But the book is almost self-censoring: only the cleverest child would be able to follow the story to its gruesome end.

I want to meet the mother of these clever children,' he said.

He was a clever child, and liked science, reading and mathematics.

He was the clever middle child of a secure, middle-class rural household.

Still, the clever children of tech-savvy parents shouldn't have any trouble discovering it.

"You are a clever child," Bell muttered in the background.

The clever children have worked out a way to milk the system.

Like all clever children's entertainment, this one keeps the adults amused, too.

Again, she felt she was only entertaining him as he might have been entertained by a clever child.

I allow the pilot to be a clever child and her questions on-point.