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Round the Twist

By Paul Jennings
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Round the Twist by Paul Jennings features a collection of quirky and amusing stories centred around a family living in a lighthouse. Each tale showcases bizarre and fantastical events that the Twist family, particularly the children, experience, blending humour with unexpected twists and turns. Perfect for young readers, this book offers a series of imaginative adventures filled with charm and whimsy.
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You might enjoy this collection of quirky and unpredictable tales if you love books filled with humour, the unexpected, and a touch of the absurd. Perfect for young readers who crave adventures that are both funny and imaginative, it blends bizarre occurrences with relatable themes for children.

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The bestselling book and TV series as seen on Netflix. Round the Twist boasts three short stories and the low down on how the TV series was made. Fact, fiction and fun from the fantastic pen of Paul Jennings.

From bestselling and beloved author Paul Jennings comes the inside scoop from the making of his Round the Twist stories into the hugely popular TV series, now enjoying a new life on Netflix.

Including three short stories that were made into episodes, behind-the-scenes glimpses of the actors and sets, and loads of extra fun tidbits to bring the zany world of Round the Twist to a whole new audience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140342130

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 115g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

The Paul Jennings phenomenon began with the publication of Unreal! in 1985. Since then, readers all around the world have devoured his books. Paul has written over one hundred stories and has been voted 'favourite author' more than forty times by children in Australia, winning every children's choice award. The top rating TV series Round the Twist and Driven Crazy are based on a selection of his enormously popular short-story collections such as Unseen! which was awarded the 1999 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Children's Book. In 1995 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature and was awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Medal in 2001. Paul has sold more than 8 million books worldwide.

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