Of a Boy: Popular Penguins trekking A lifetime of hard work

A lifetime of hard work has put Lydia Chass on track to attend a prestigious journalism program and leave Henley behind—until a school error leaves her a credit short of graduating

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Aunt Aspie's wisdom and witty one-liners offer helpful advice for serious subjects

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even strangers

Of a Boy: Popular Penguins trekking A lifetime of hard workThe year is 1977, and Adrian is nine. He lives with his gran and his uncle Rory; his best friend is Clinton Tull. He loves to draw and he wants a dog; he's afraid of quicksand and self combustion. Adrian watches his suburban world, but there is much he cannot understand. He does not, for instance, know why three neighbourhood children might set out to buy ice cream and never come back home . . .