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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it, whilst at times based on historical figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.

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      Published by HarperCollinsPublishers 2019

      Tamsin Grey asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

      Copyright © Tamsin Grey 2018

      Excerpt from James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

      reprinted by permission of Penguin Books. © Roald Dahl 1961

      Excerpts from The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò by Edward Lear

      Cover design by Micaela Alcaino © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018

      Cover photographs © Elisabeth Ansley / Trevillion Images (boys), Shutterstock.com (city)

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      Source ISBN: 9780008245634

      Ebook Edition © May 2018 ISBN: 9780008245627

      Version: 2018-11-02