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Marina
May 12, 2025 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
4.75 stars. Revisiting a childhood favourite didn’t disappoint me at all. In fact, I found it just as page turning now as I did all those very many years ago.

Marianne is sick and confined to bed for several weeks. She finds an indelible pencil – this is the book that first taught me the word ‘indelible’ - and draws pictures to pass the time. When she sleeps, she dreams she is in the image she created, and that’s where her adventure begins.

I would highly recommend this novel for 9 to 11-year-olds
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