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    The Word Dealer
    The Word Dealer
    The Word Dealer
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    The Word Dealer

    By Pen Clements

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    Pieter loves Caroline with all his heart. Caroline doesn't love Pieter at all. But like all good merchant's sons, Pieter likes to trade, especially with Caroline as the prize. The Word Dealer is keen on a bargain too - so who will best the other?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPen Clements
    Release dateJun 26, 2012
    ISBN9781476420394
    The Word Dealer
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    Pen Clements

    I write fantasy, often with a nod to folk and fairy tales, myths and legends. I trained in anthropology and I work in the environmental field, so some of that creeps in too. And sometimes I write YA and sometimes I don't. I grew up in Africa, Malaysia and England but I now live in the tropical north of Australia. The Great Barrier Reef lies just offshore and world heritage rainforests are on my doorstep. I love exploring it all with my family, especially in our little wooden sailing boat.

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      The Word Dealer - Pen Clements

      THE WORD DEALER

      by

      Pen Clements

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      The Word Dealer

      Copyright © 2012 by Pen Clements

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      The Word Dealer

      I’d always wanted Caroline. And she’d never wanted me. Not because I was beneath her, mind. This isn’t one of those ‘serving boy in

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