- Cancer, fiction, Humorous stories, Sick, fiction, Siblings, fiction
A humorous but deeply moving story about Colin who refuses to believe that his younger brother is dying of cancer and decides to take things into his own hands. Colin decides to go to the top for help, none other than the Queen.
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- contemporarynostalgic
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About the book
- First published
- July 2002
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Pan Childrens, HarperCollins Publishers, Blackie Children's Books
- Editions
- 20
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780330699150
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About Morris Gleitzman · 1953
Australian writer
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