The Brockets Get a Dog: Beyond the Stars

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The Brockets Get a Dog

John Boyne

Illustrated by Paul Howard

Copyright

First published in Great Britain and Ireland by HarperCollins Children’s Books and Fighting Words Ltd. as a story in Beyond the Stars: Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder

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‘The Brockets Get a Dog’ text © John Boyne 2014, illustrations © Paul Howard 2014

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Source ISBN: 9780007578467

Ebook Edition © 2014 ISBN: 9780008103347

Version: 2014-09-10

CONTENTS

Cover

Other e-Shorts in Series

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

The Brockets Get a Dog

The Write to Right

About the Author and Illustrator

About the Publisher

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