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Whimsical tales with a twist; youthfully imaginative.
If you've got a penchant for the peculiar wrapped up in bite-sized narratives, Paul Jennings' "Unbelievable!" won't disappoint. This collection will tickle the fancy of both young readers and adults with a taste for the comically bizarre and the extraordinarily whimsical. It's a book that promises a trove of laughter with each story's unexpected turn.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Unbelievable!
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ISBN: 9780140371000
Authors:
Paul Jennings
Publisher: Penguin Australia
Date of Publication: 1994-09-06
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.87
(rated by 1289 readers)
Description
A collection of short stories by the author of "Uncanny!", "Unbearable!", "Unreal!" and "Quirky Tales". Why the punk ghost can't pass his spook exam, where Souperman gets his strength from, and how an old lady grows up to be 16...
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Whimsical tales with a twist; youthfully imaginative.
If you've got a penchant for the peculiar wrapped up in bite-sized narratives, Paul Jennings' "Unbelievable!" won't disappoint. This collection will tickle the fancy of both young readers and adults with a taste for the comically bizarre and the extraordinarily whimsical. It's a book that promises a trove of laughter with each story's unexpected turn.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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