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Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats

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By Jeffrey Kluger
Publisher Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - (Philomel)
Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats
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What Nacky Patcher and Teedie Flinn discover in the owl light and blackberry water of Yole Lake causes them to suspect they are losing their wits. Polished wood as far as the eye can seean entire ship comes unbuttoned! Yet they see something else, too, something far more important a way out from the curse that has burdened the poor folks of Yole for generations. But first, they will need the villagers to do something they havent done in a long time work as a team.Jeffrey Kluger, coauthor of the blockbuster bookturnedfilm Apollo 13, delivers one of the finest, quirkiest, and most emotionally satisfying reads of the year. As they rise to the challenge of something greater than themselves, this cast of characters will capture readers hearts and imaginations.

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117595 words117,595 words
384 pages384 pages
Lexile 1170LLexile 1170L
Published 2007Published 2007

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9780399246043

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