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Henry Reed's Journey

Henry Reed seriesNext:Henry Reed's Babysitting Service(1966) →

The journal from Henry's trip across the country with the Glass family, telling of the sights they saw and the strange things which resulted when Henry and Midge became involved in innocent and blameless goings-on.

Genre
humor
Themes
childhood
Subject
travel
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
medium · 224 pages

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