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A Great Escape

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A Great Escape

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It’s a great escape, but will Peter survive it? When Peter’s family leaves for a trip across the border, he stays behind. So when the government builds a wall through the city, guarded by soldiers, tanks and ferocious dogs, he’s trapped.

Everyone says he might never see his family again. But Peter has a courageous plan…

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Format

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Australia

Country

Australia

Date

5 March 2019

Pages

176

ISBN

9780143794042

It’s a great escape, but will Peter survive it? When Peter’s family leaves for a trip across the border, he stays behind. So when the government builds a wall through the city, guarded by soldiers, tanks and ferocious dogs, he’s trapped.

Everyone says he might never see his family again. But Peter has a courageous plan…

Read More

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Books Australia

Country

Australia

Date

5 March 2019

Pages

176

ISBN

9780143794042

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