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The Giant-Slayer

The Giant-Slayer( )
Author: Lawrence, Iain
ISBN:978-0-440-23971-0
Publication Date:Feb 2012
Publisher:Random House Children's Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $16.99
Book Description:

A girl's imagination transports polio-afflicted kids into a fantastic world. The spring of 1955 tests Laurie Valentine's gifts as a storyteller. After her friend Dickie contracts polio and finds himself confined to an iron lung, Laurie visits him in the hospital. There she meets Carolyn and Chip, two other kids trapped inside the breathing machines. Laurie's first impulse is to flee, but Dickie begs her to tell them a story. And so Laurie begins her tale of...
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Book Details
Pages:304
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic
Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):19.4 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
Book Weight:0.202 Kilograms
Author Biography
Lawrence, Iain (Author)
Iain Lawrence is a journalist, travel writer, and author. His novels include Ghost Boy, Lord of the Nutcracker Men, The Skeleton Tree, and the High Seas Trilogy.

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