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The Borrowers Aloft: With the Short Tale Poor Stainless

by Mary Norton · 1961

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Borrowers Pod and Homily enjoy miniature model village of Little Fordham built by quiet one-leg Abel Potts. Daughter Arriety 17 secretly confides in elderly chatterbox fairy believer Miss Menzies. Competitors big Mabel and small thin Sidney Platter kidnap Clocks for tourist attraction opening 1 April. Locked in attic all winter, finally technical article on balloon construction offers Clocks hope.

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Poor Stainlessis a mean boy with a lovely complexion from fresh vegetables who gets spots from too much candy.

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fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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