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    The Borrowers Afloat
    The Borrowers Afloat
    The Borrowers Afloat
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    The Borrowers Afloat

    By Mary Norton, Beth Krush and Joe Krush

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    Uprooted once again, the little people journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood. “As irresistible as its predecessors.”--Booklist
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 18, 1959
    ISBN9780547537726
    The Borrowers Afloat
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    Mary Norton

    Mary Norton (1903-1992) lived in England, where she was an actress, playwright, and award-winning author of the classic Borrowers novels.

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