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Harry's Mad

by Dick King-Smith · 1984

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Harry isn't very pleased when he inherits a parrot from Great-Uncle George, but Maddison is no ordinary parrot. Not only can he talk, but you can have conversations with him and he and Harry quickly become great friends - but then Maddison is stolen ... Will he and Harry ever be reunited?

Genre
fantasyhumor
Themes
animalschildhood
Audience
childrenspicture booksyoung adult
Length
short · 128 pages

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