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Barney The Boat Dog
Rescue Dog
by Linda Newbery
Jim's grandson, Freddie, has come to stay, but Jim doesn't seem happy and Barney knows that something's not quite right. When Jim starts sleepwalking Barney decides to keep a careful eye on him, but what can a little dog do when disaster strikes...?
“Delightful, moving tales for youngsters.”
Canal Boat magazine
Linda Newbery wrote her first novel during the summer holidays from her job as English teacher in a comprehensive school. Now a critically acclaimed full-time author, Linda has written over twenty novels, been shortlisted twice for the Carnegie Medal, and is the winner of a Silver Medal Nestle Children’s Book Prize and the Costa Children’s Book Award. Linda does much of her work in a writing hut in her garden but is often distracted by her own four cats ...
Visit www.lindanewbery.co.uk to find out more.
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