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Marigold Green calls herself 'hideous, quaint and barmy'. Other people calle her Bilgewater, a corruption of Bill's daughter. Growing up in a boys' school where her father is housemaster, she is convinced of her own plainness and peculiarity. Groomed by the wise and loving Paula, upstaged by... read more

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This is book 877 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Dragonsong, and followed by Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

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  1. Jane Gardam (Author)

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