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Porko von Popbutton

by William Pene du Bois · 1969

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A 274 pound thirteen-year-old boy whose sole passion is food is miserable when sent to boarding school until he accidentally gets on the hockey team.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
sportssportsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1960s1960sMore like thisLess of thisschoolschoolMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 80 pages

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