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Grandma and the Pirates

by Phoebe Gilman · 1990

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When pirates, attracted by the smell of home-cooked noodle pudding, abduct Grandma and her parrot, clever Melissa comes up with a plot to set Grandma free.

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 28 pages

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