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Flour Babies
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction
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Winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award, 1993.
Awarded the Children's Laureate, 2001.
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When the annual school science fair comes round, Mr Cartright's class don't get to work on the Soap Factory, the Maggot Farm, or the Exploding Custard Tins.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-10-19
My favourite book from secondary school
I use to read the book back in my 1st year in secondary school for my English class and I’ve enjoyed the story and characters.
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- Stella Clarkson
- 19-02-10
Don't read this book in public!
This book made me laugh out loud; it really pleased my inner child. An excellent plot with brilliantly drawn characters. I would recommend this book to any reader, of any age.