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Eleven-year-old Jack, the only "ordinary" member of the talented and eccentric Bagthorpe family, concocts a scheme to distinguish himself as a modern-day prophet.

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This is book 1 of 7 in The Bagthorpe Saga. (standard series)

Followed by Absolute Zero.

This is book 606 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Stone Book, and followed by Bridge to Terabithia.

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  1. Helen Cresswell (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Atheneum
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1977
ISBN: 0027255409
Page Count: 195

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