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Imagine a wonderfully rude, children's version of "It's a Wonderful Life." At the beginning of the tale we have a good man, a caring man, heading for his job as a cookie-taster…but also heading for a terrible fate (he's about to step in something smelly.) Is this an accident (no!) Who's... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mister Mack: Poor family man. He's falsely accused of a crime, and the punishment stinks!
- Kayla: Think "Maggie" on the Simpsons.
- Billie Jean: Barely essential to the plot....she's Mrs. Mack.
- Robbie: One of the Mack boys.
- Rover: The Gigglers would be unable to hand out their "treatments" without Rover's productions.
- Jimmy: The other Mack boy.
- Giggler: Nasty little creatures that follow us all around, repaying our cruelty to children. I'm sure they know Murphy and his law.
First Sentence edit
Mister Mack was walking to the train station.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Rover Adventures. (standard series)
Followed by The Meanwhile Adventures.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Roddy Doyle (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Arthur a Levine
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0439162998
Page Count: 112
Publisher: Arthur a Levine
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0439162998
Page Count: 112
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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