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Ghastly Gob Gissimer

David Littlewood

Publisher: Next Chapter

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Summary

Gissimer had the distinction of being the most disliked person in Trywalla. Not only was he tight-fisted and unpleasant; his breath smelt like a drain because he never cleaned his teeth. No one wanted to go near him.
 
Yet the inhabitants just couldn't do without him, as he was the master of Murada. Then, one evening of the feast of Melaku, Gissimer had a visitor who changed his life forever.
 
This tale about the legendary land of Trywalla will delight both children and parents.
Available since: 01/27/2022.

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