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The Stupids Have a Ball

by Harry Allard · 1978

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The Stupid family celebrates the children's awful report cards by inviting their relatives to a costume party. "Everybody's pet crazies make a return appearance in Allard's story and Marshall's color cartoons, the sequel to their hit The Stupids Step Out." — Publishers Weekly

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 30 pages

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