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- A great travel book
- essential basic guide on cargo ship travel -- needs updating
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Travel by Cargo Ship
Hugo Verlomme ,
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A great travel book.......2000-08-10
This is a great travel book I'd love to go on a Cargoship to Russia and the CIS.I wish it was updated for 2000/2001 thought.
essential basic guide on cargo ship travel -- needs updating.......1998-08-24
Verlomme's guide to travel by cargo ship provides the essential details for those interested in exploring the possibilities of cargo ship travel. The guide is practical -- including sample itineraries of shipping companies and their contact details, sections on what to expect and what to avoid -- and is organised in a highly useable format. Having been first translated from the French in 1995, though written in 1993 and updated in 1994 the fare structures are in need of further updating, but the consolidation of the contact details of so many shipping companies in one location makes the book a valuable reference guide.
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- A Lackluster Excursion
- A wonderful journey
- Life, literature and a ship of fools
- A timid tome from a timid traveller
- A good idea spoiled by a boring writer
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Lonely Planet Supercargo: A Journey Among Ports (Lonely Planet Journeys (Travel Literature))
Thornton McCamish
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The wide, unbounded oceans of the world have always fascinated travellers, as have the restless port cities that connect land to sea. But has the romance that has always surrounded sea travel survived in an era of rationalised ports and sparsely crewed container ships?
Thornton McCamish sets out from London, one of the world's great maritime cities, in search of whatever remains of the rough-and-ready life of those who work and travel by water. In ports big, small, ancient, modern and deservedly forgotten he seeks for the world of sea dogs, old salts and adventure - and finds bad food, themed bars, model ships and prostitutes. As he circumnavigates the Mediterranean and follows the ancient spice and slaver routes around Cape Horn and across the Indian Ocean to Kochi, he gradually finds that the mystery and menace of the oceans endure beneath and parallel to our globalised world. Supercargo is a penetrating and wickedly funny study of a way of life and travel that refuses to die.
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A Lackluster Excursion.......2003-11-12
More often than not, travel literature is sparked by the imagination. That reality rarely coincidences with the imagination is more or less to be expected in the genre. As long as the journey is inquisitive and interesting, the reader remains satisfied. What is less successful is when a writer's imagination exceeds their own verve and boldness, as in this lackluster tramp through ports of the Mediterranean, around Africa and into the Indian Ocean.
Australian writer McCamish embarked in search of the "idea of the port", a restless place on the edges of civilization, where cultures meet to trade, and the dregs of society cluster. He prepares us for disappointment by admitting up front that this kind of port "may have already disappeared," but proceeds to book passage on several cargo ships. It doesn't take long for him to realize that in the era of the container cargo ship, ports no longer carry much sense of adventure-or at least, not as far as he's willing to pursue the matter. For, even though he's enamored with the idea of dingy dockfront bars full of brawling sailors and women of ill repute, he shrinks from any contact with them. Bemoaning the absence of any "characters", he is too timid to place himself in the kinds of situations where he might meet interesting people with stories to tell. Constant references to calling his wife back home give the sense that he took this journey about a decade too late in his life. It also doesn't help that he can't get ashore at a number of stops due to bureaucratic hassles or the obstinacy of the ship's captain.
Which is not to say there aren't some interesting stories and some amusing characters. The snippets of history and tales from other sources are woven in rather well, and life aboard a massive cargo ship is moderately interesting for a while. At the beginning and the end, McCamish is joined on his trip by friends, and these parts are noticeably better for the addition of another perspective. Eccentric sailors, stewards, and captains fill up the middle, but there's little made from the potential. Too often, McCamish seems to have little to say, and the result is a work that at times barely rises above the level of a good journal.
A wonderful journey.......2002-09-25
Thornton McCamish's journey among ports is a wonderful, witty and whimsical work - the perfect holiday read. McCamish has a gentle and very funny writing style - completely engaging. His observations are sharp and his journey compelling. When do we get a second book Mr McCamish?
Life, literature and a ship of fools.......2002-09-16
McCamish sets out from London to India on several ships (and some planes) with a mission to immerse himself in an obsolete idea of ports: the edginess of port towns, their last-chance saloons, their toothless old salts. Has the romance of sea travel vanished from towns built from the dregs and riches of the sea? The answer, in this warm, engrossing story, is a qualified no. As he makes his way from Marseille to Cape Town to Cochin, India on various cargo ships, McCamish gradually accepts that the days of adventures before the mast are over, but finds that the workaday tedium of modern container ships has been amply filled by a bizarre cast of lonely sailors, prostitutes, missionaries and mystical drunks.
The strength of this book lies in McCamish's dry humour and his passion for his subject. There are some great lines and some lovely writing, evoking the atmosphere of the empty sea, the pleasures of a long journey, and the comedy and dignity of the ordinary sailors he meets. This is a journey begins with travellers' nostalgia and ends in a celebration of real life at sea in the 21st century. Highly recommended to armchair travellers.
A timid tome from a timid traveller.......2002-07-23
As a simple account of one man's voyages, this is barely acceptable. On the other hand, great disappointment awaits those who, like me, bought this book in anticipation of an in-depth insight into travel on cargo ships. McCamish writes badly, and is seemingly concerned more with destinations than getting there. Even then, he resorts frequently to quoting the descriptions, often archaic, that others have written about various ports. He is overly concerned to the point of immaturity with a romanticised notions of barnacle-encrusted sailors brawling in bars where scared civillians like he fear to tread, and other cliches attached to men of the sea, and is then disappointed when he can't find them.
Throughout the reading of this I hoped he'd stop his moaning and nervous uncertainty, get on a plane, and go home.
It's the worst book I've struggled through in a long time. And I learnt next to nothing about travel on cargo ships.
A good idea spoiled by a boring writer.......2002-04-27
The idea of travelling from port to port sounds like an exciting prospect. And it probably would be a great subject for a book if undertaken by anyone with any sense of adventure or, better yet, someone with more degenerate qualities than McCamish. There is no question that such a voyage, especially one that is essentially arranged by a travel agent on the writer's behalf, is not going to necessarily live up to the cartoonish view of salty seamen brawling and whoring (although a fair share of the latter appears to have survived). However, the adventure is a basically sound concept that would have been better had it been vicariously lived through someone who was completely willing to immerse themselves into it instead of calling his wife at every port and trying to avoid prostitutes. McCamish's story is that of an obviously well-to-do Australian keeping an arms length distance from his subject.
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At a low point in his life, the prolific Canadian writer Douglas Fetherling sought to clear his head by taking the kind of trip that many of us dream about – going round the world on one of the last of the tramp freighters. The four-month voyage carried him (and a handful of other travellers) some thirty thousand nautical miles, from Europe via the Panama Canal to the South Pacific, a region with a future as fragile as its past is romantic. There the ship, a converted Russian ice-breaker renamed The Pride of Great Yarmouth, traded at some of the most fabled – and some of the most disreputable – ports in the southern hemisphere. The return voyage, by way of Singapore, Indonesia, the Indian Ocean, and Suez, was just as memorable.
Written with dash, colour, and droll humour, Fetherling’s narrative is peopled by a rich cast of characters, from the Foreign Legionnaires of French Polynesia to the raskol gangs of Papua New Guinea. Most memorable perhaps are the men and women who continue to follow the millennia-old life of the sea. This is the world of Ordinaries and Able-Bodied Seamen, but also of hopeful young officer cadets – to say nothing of, in this particular instance, a temperamental cook, a computer genius with a nose-ring, and a young Russian woman who believes herself the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe.
Fetherling captures the reality of life aboard a working cargo ship – the boredom, the seclusion, the differences of nationality and culture that isolation and cramped quarters seem to exaggerate. But he also describes how the routine of loneliness or tranquillity is punctuated by moments of near-panic – shipboard fires, furniture-smashing storms, even a brush with pirates in the Strait of Malacca.
Running Away to Sea is literary travel-writing in the grand old tradition.
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Around the World With Oscar the Grouch.......2005-09-29
It's always been a mystery to me how someone who is writing a book in which he is the main character, can make that character (himself) come off as unlikeable or seriously unpleasant. After all, as the author you do have a certain amount of control over the character, if not over your actual self.
The idea behind Douglas Fetherling's book is irresistible: an adult runs away from home by taking a round-the-world trip on a small freighter. Who hasn't fantasized about leaving home, family, and responsibilities, even if just for a while? And the set-up is full of possibilities: a sullen Russian crew, about a dozen other passengers with various backgrounds, and stops in any number of exotic places. Top it off with some kind of an epiphany for our hero and voila!
But Fetherling has taken all these possibilities and apparently refused to improve on what really happened. Because what we end up with is an anti-social hero who despises all his shipmates. He admits that he is having trouble with the idea of becoming a grandfather soon, still in his late forties. He has never really liked being married, he declares (and evidently doesn't care what his wife thinks about him announcing that to the world). The constant vibration of the ship's engine makes him feel perpetually "goatish."
Fetherling is generous with his research, though, and each port of call gets us a history lesson. It would have been fun to read more about his adventures in port, even if he had to make some of them up.
When he finally returns home, he announces to his wife that he has decided to stay with her for now, evidently resigned to becoming a grandfather. But I wonder if his wife was any more impressed than the reader. And I wonder if any of the other passengers or crew has written their own book about the voyage. It still seems like a great idea for a book.
Way better than the other reviews suggested!.......2004-12-12
I read the negative reviews of this book (as posted by other amazon readers) but bought it anyway and I'm glad that I did. I've not finished it yet, but am thoroughly enjoying it. I am Canadian so perhaps my views are as *skewed* as the author's, however, I've also travelled extensively and feel that my views are not much different from the rest of the world's!
The one comment that I'd agree with is that I wish the author had spent more time on his "personal journey". I wanted this book because I seem to be at the same life-stage as the author was when he ran away to sea, and I was seeking that type of information/re-assurance.
That said, I'm enjoying the tales that he is presenting and find them totally plausible: that one could end up at sea with a dozen or so other people with whom one has nothing in common; and for whom one might even feel a little bit of disdain.
The historic and geographic information, as well as general information about the running of the ship, is also interesting to me - but then I have a couple degrees in History and am naturally inclined to seek out such information.
Anyway, this is my first ever amazon review and I felt that I had to counter some of the other voices. I am enjoying this book.
Run Away From This Book.......2004-07-29
It amazes me how an accomplished writer can make a wonderful idea for a book into such a boring tale. Many years ago I spent 3weeks on a tramp freighter travelling between Africa and North America. Because of my own experiences I really looked forward to reading this yarn and was extremely disappointed. There are meager descriptions of his own experiences and one gets the feeling that he (Mr. Fetherling) should have stayed home and spared us what I felt to be a chore in finishing this book. His ship docks at many exotic and alluring ports in the Pacific but amazingly he really has no adventurous experiences himself. He relies on others for his chronicles. Spare yourself the boredom and look for your sea tales elsewhere.
Running Away to the Sea: Round the world on a tramp freight.......2002-04-18
I picked this up because it had a great premise. The book, however, did not live up its title or subject. There was quote after descriptive qoute from other authors about the far away places that Mr. Fetherling touched and some of the historical references were inciteful, but there just wasn't much meat concerning what the author saw and felt during HIS journey. He shyed away from the other passangers and it doesn't seem that he was friendly with the crew. His acount makes it seem like he took up space and made use of the oxygen around him for four months. His trip and the divorce that it probably contributed to was a bit on the depressing side. This is not why I read travel/adventure literature.
A travel book with a chic-left twist.......1999-12-07
I found Running Away to Sea somewhat patronizing toward the reader, but still readable. Fetherling obviously looks at the world through glasses that are skewed to the political left. I'll wager Gore Vidal is one of his favorite authors. I envision Fetherling as a type of mildly depressed, chic-left, middle-aged, pseudo-intellectual ex-hippie who, if the truth were known, must grudgingly concede that the continuing demise of Communism has left us all far better off. His not so subtle put downs of every nationality except his own (Canadian) are particularly irritating. Being a good liberal, he is quick to advertise his holier-than-thou disdain for racism, but I find his arrogant and condescending attitude towards the French, British, and (especially) Americans to be a mild form of prejudice in itself. Too much of the book involves development of historical background for the ports his ship visits - a fact compounded by irritating editorializing from his socialist perspective. Still, the book flows well, and the reader anxiously anticipates each new chapter. I would buy Running Away to Sea again.
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Title: L.A. floats plan for massive cruise liners of future; proposed terminals would enable port to handle huge tour ships.(TRAVEL)
Author: Richard Clough
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Los Angeles Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 16, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29
Issue: 16
Page: 1(2)
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- Great concept - Weak treatment.
- Experienced travellers may be dissappointed
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Cargo Ship Cruising
Robert B Kane
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Sail the world on modern freighters in roomy first class staterooms well below cruise ship rates. Cargo Ship Cruising shows you how to do it. Included are the sagas of two freighter voyages which compare cruising in container ships to cruising in general cargo ships as well as illustrate what freighter life is like. Also included are passenger-carrying freighter routes, selecting and booking cargo ship cruises, and preparing for your cruise and your ports of call.
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Great concept - Weak treatment........2001-09-01
Okay, here's the deal. I'm looking for a great way to study for the bar. A thirty or sixty day cruise sounded like a great option. I wouldn't buy it again though.
Although this is a fairly entertaining read, It's a bit pricey - it's privately published so you're probably not going to find it at your local bookstore. I was disappointed by its size, scope, and overall treatment of the subject.
Best bet: if you happen to see this book at a garage sale - pick it up. Don't pay full price - you'll be disappointed.
Experienced travellers may be dissappointed.......1999-07-09
This is not a reference book - it is more a description of the authors'travels. The book was obviously written by people with a lot of time on their hands. You'll find a lot of detail about changing money and visiting markets in foreign countries, for example. Still, if you have never travelled by cargo ship before, the book contains a lot of useful information, particularly about accommodation and the lifestyle on board.
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- The Funkiest Book In The World
- Theresas fav. book
- how did you come up with freaky friday
- A Fantastic Teen Book
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Freaky Friday
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ASIN: 0060570105
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Annabel thinks her mom has the best life. If she were a grown-up, she could do whatever she wanted! Then one morning she wakes up to find she's turned into her mother . . . and she soon discovers it's not as easy as it looks!
Disney brings this popular and funny favorite to the silver screen in a new, totally modern story, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan.
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The Funkiest Book In The World.......2007-01-26
If this story were real, the world be a circus! (in a good way!) This book is awesome and I have now read it about 20 billion times!! In this book two characters lives get mixed up and everything goes wrong! I recommend this book to anyone who loves laugh aloud stories!!
-LRW
Theresas fav. book.......2006-10-25
Annbel Andrews and her mother, Ellen Andrews, were argueing. The next morning, Annbel ended up turning into her mother. She doesnt know where her mother went but, Annbel is stuck inside her mothers body! Annbels brother, Ben Andrews, is coming home from school one day and gives his mom a great big hug! But, it is really Annbel but he doesnt know. When they get home to play a game and, Apeface/Ben, talks about how much he loves his sister but she didnt know that cause they are both so mean to each other! Annbel is stuck in a wierd situatition!
how did you come up with freaky friday.......2005-12-16
i liked this book because it shows that you should be carefull what you wish for.and this girl always said that her mom was ruwaning her life.one day her mom and her brother and her step father and her self went out for chinese.she went to the back with her mom and they started to fight so one person went and said cookie and her mom said this is not a good time and she said no good time.so they took them.and they took out a note and read it at the same time and then aearth quake started.when it stopped they went to the frount and nothing happend out there. that night they swited body's.
A Fantastic Teen Book.......2005-11-22
I read Freaky Friday by Mary Rogers. The main characters of this book are Anna and her mother Tess. One main event in the story is that Anna and her mother switched bodies when they were at a Chinese restaurant. Another main event in the story is when Anna had to play in a band, but Tess did not know how to play guitar. Anna hid back stage and secretly played. I wanted to read this book because the book cover seemed interesting. Mostly girls would enjoy this book, if they are between 10 - 13. The theme of this book is to "be careful what you wish for."
This book was good because it was funny. It was funny when Anna's little brother called her a "doo-doo head." It was also funny when Tess went on a date with Anna's boyfriend. But, the book was bad because it didn't seem emotional and I prefer emotional books. Also it was bad because it was not the same as the movie.
Overall, I thought the book was fantastic. I do recommend the book because kids and their moms can relate to it.
Te'Andra H.
I read this book a zillion times.......2005-08-02
Before the Freaky Friday recent movie, I had already seen the old Freaky Friday movie, listened to a Freaky Friday audio tape, and read the book at least three times. I loved it. Even at a young age, any girl can relate to the main character-moms can get annoying, but I guess at the end you realize her mom was just misunderstood. Sweet, funny, but overdone in the 2nd movie.
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- Fantastic Read!
- A book for everyone
- An attention-grabber!
- A great story for kids
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ASIN: 006051230X
Release Date: 2003-01-21 |
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Things are back to normal for Annabel Andrews since that freaky Friday when she switched bodies with her mother. She is still in love with Boris, her cute friend from upstairs, and she is still annoyed by her pesky little brother, Ape Face. But normal doesn't last long in the Andrews household!
When Ape Face fixes a broken-down television set Boris sold to him, something unusual happens. Instead of regularly scheduled programs, this TV shows the future -- one day in advance! They get tomorrow's shows, tomorrow's movies, and tomorrow's news. Annabel thinks they should use their new TV with ESP to help people, but Boris has plans of his own ...
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Fantastic Read!.......2003-10-30
Since that Freaky Friday when Annabel Andrews switched bodies with her Mother, things have gotten much better. At least, in her opinion. I mean, at least she's not a kid in an adult's body anymore. But, now something new is going on. Annabel is still in love with Boris, and her younger brother, Ape Face, is still being a pest, but who planned for this? When Ape Face fixes a broken TV that Boris sells to him, something VERY strange happens. Suddenly, Ape Face is watching tomorrow's TV shows, today. Not only that, he's watching the news a day early. Annabel wants to use the TV for good, to help humanity, and Ape Face just wants to watch tomorrow's movies today, but Boris has some different plans of his own.
This is the sequel to the book FREAKY FRIDAY. In my opinion, I found this book to be even better than the previous. Rodgers has come up with a brilliant and entertaining plot, that all kids will enjoy reading about. Boris is a funny, and mischevious character, as is Ape Face, and Annabel is a fun, and kind character, who has matured greatly since FREAKY FRIDAY. A must-have book for all fans of the weird and unexpected.
Erika Sorocco
A book for everyone.......2000-03-27
This is a book that everyone ages 9-99 will enjoy. Its exploration of what happens when a couple of kids get ahold of a TV that plays tommorow's news is hillarious. Its a book that can be read over and over again and not lose its appeal. This is deffinitely a book that will stay on your shelf for the whole family to read. A winner!
An attention-grabber!.......2000-02-14
A Billion for Boris' attention-span is good. It's a page-turner for ages 8-88. Ape Face tinkers with an old TV set so it shows tomorrow's news. Boris manages to get it back, and he and Ape Face's sister, Annabel, decide to us etheir new knowledge to help Boris' writer-mother get more money and refinish Boris' apartment. How? By betting on horses. A book which kept me reading until the last page. The sequel to Freaky Friday and the book before Summer Switch, it is ultimately one of Mary Rodgers' masterpieces.
A great story for kids.......1999-11-07
I agree w/ the review below--this book is better than Freaky Friday. I've never forgotten how I wanted my own TV set that broadcast tomorrow's news today. This story has such charm, magic, and realism in it. Every child should read this book.
Even better than "Freaky Friday".......1999-08-13
This is the sequel to "Freaky Friday" and I liked it just as much, if not more. Annabel is one of the best young-adult heroines I've read about--smart, funny and very human. I suggest this book to everyone!
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Freaky Friday
ASIN: 0060512318
Release Date: 2003-01-21 |
Book Description
In the Andrews family, wishing you were someone else can have serious consequences! Twelve-year-old Benjamin "Ape Face" Andrews must learn this the hard way when, about to board a bus for a dreaded sports summer camp, he wishes he could change places with his high-flying executive father. He doesn't know it, but at that very moment, his dad wishes he were the one going to summer camp instead of Ape Face!
In an instant, Ape Face finds himself in his dad's shoes -- literally. But can a twelve-year-old handle a business meeting with a boss nicknammed "The Killer Cream Puff"? Can his dad survive summer camp? And will they ever be themselves again?
Customer Reviews:
The Sequel to Freaky Friday.......2003-03-11
Although it is not as good as Freaky Friday, I enjoyed Summer Switch. The plot is basically the same - parent and child switch bodies, but the narration is different. Instead of just one person telling the story, Summer Switch swaps back and forth between the two. Please do not think this a carbon copy of Freaky Friday. It is realy a funny book in its own right.
Cool.......2000-05-25
The book Summer Switch was just about the worst book I've ever read.
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Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers
Manufacturer: Harper and Row Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GDNZL2 |
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FREAKY FRIDAY
Mary Rogers
Manufacturer: Harper Trophy Book
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UGZ4GE |
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FREAKY FRIDAY
Mary Rodgers
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000SUEYQI |
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Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0439633990 |
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Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers
Manufacturer: Harper Trophy- Harper Collins Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JVVZ2W |
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Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000UPSFUC |
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Freaky Friday
Mary Rodgers
Manufacturer: Puffin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KKBMZC |
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