Margaret Mahey The Horrible Story

'Twenty-one marvellously inventive stories by Carnegie Medal-winning author Margaret Mahy, starting with The Horrible Story, about a boy whose chilling tales terrify two older boys. The other stories in this collection include The Curiosity Concert, The Strange Egg, The Girl Who Loved Cars,   The Little Boy Who Wanted a Flat World and Chocolate Porridge - which gets eaten by a very unusual guest at Timothy's house!'

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