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Dory Fantasmagory and the Real True Friend

Abby Hanlon author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Published:3rd Aug '17

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An actual kid everyone can see but who wants to play with you anyway. Dory's so excited for her first day at school. Her big brother and sister warn her that if she wants to fit in she ought to leave her imaginary friend, Mary, at home - or better yet, her whole imagination! But being boring is just about as far from being Dory as you can get.

The rambunctious, raucous and rascally star of Dory Fantasmagory is BACK, and this time she's heading to school.

A Real True Friend: An actual kid everyone can see but who wants to play with you anyway.

Dory's so excited for her first day at school. Her big brother and sister warn her that if she wants to fit in she ought to leave her imaginary friend, Mary, at home - or better yet, her whole imagination! But being boring is just about as far from being Dory as you can get. And on her very first day she meets someone new, and wonderful - a little girl whose imagination and style are just about as wild as her own! Now all she has to do is convince her siblings that she's not making it all up . . .

Praise for the series:
'My seven-year-old-he and I were both laughing so hard.' Reese Witherspoon
'Some of the best children's literature published in years.'New York Magazine
'A smart and original winner.' People Magazine
'...this inventive child is irresistible...Charming, funny, true to life.' starred review, Kirkus
'Time spent with Dory is time well spent.' starred review, Publishers Weekly
'Readers will laugh at her entertaining antics.' starred review, School Library Journal

ISBN: 9780571328918

Dimensions: 200mm x 130mm x 10mm

Weight: 160g

160 pages

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