My Brother's Shadow
No. of pages 208
Published: 2014
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This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Andersen Press Ltd .
Tom Avery was born and raised in London in a very large, very loud family, descendants of the notorious pirate Henry Avery. He trained as a teacher and has worked with children in inner city schools in London and Birmingham. Tom lives in Amsterdam with his wife and two sons.
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