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    Hector on Thin Ice
    Hector on Thin Ice
    Hector on Thin Ice
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    Hector on Thin Ice

    By Elizabeth Shreeve

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    In order for Hector to throw his annual winter party, he has to expand his hole to fit all his guests--but a giant pebble is standing in the way.  And he's really got to move it when his brother Cosmo--and all of Cosmo's wumblepups--move in for the winter!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9781439114582
    Hector on Thin Ice
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    Elizabeth Shreeve

    Elizabeth Shreeve is the author of Hector Springs Loose, a Simon & Schuster book.

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