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Danger downriver

by Emily (Govan) West, Emmy West, C. Govan · 1972

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When his father mysteriously disappears from the tavern where they spend the night, a ten-year-old boy finds he has no choice but to stay and work for the surly tavern keeper.

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisfrontierfrontierMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 175 pages

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