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Strange Boy

Paul Magrs

1980, the north of England. David’s an outsider. He’s smart, sensitive - and convinced he has secret super-powers. Life for him and his brother is a constant whirl of would-be step-families and overbearing friends and relations. And even aged ten, he’s finding he’s not sure what he thinks about fancying girls when 14-year-old John down the road seems so much more interesting...

Genre: Children
Publishing Details:: Simon & Schuster, 2003
ISBN:: 0689837127

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