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Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Hailstone Bugs
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'As punishment for allowing his mouse to breed, a boy has his head-lopper confiscated, which upsets him because he was planning to use it in an upcoming act. But he later discovers a strange species of insect that appear to be born from hailstones and have an unusual mating dance. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-Tied_(short_story_collection))

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    y separately published work icon Tongue-Tied! Paul Jennings , Camberwell London : Puffin , 2002 Z955946 2002 selected work children's fiction children's

    'Have you ever . . .

    • swallowed a live fish?
    • seen bugs in hailstones?
    • had luminous teeth?
    • used a smell-detector?
    • been a ghost?

      'No? Then read about kids who have - eight twisted tales to leave you tongue-tied!'

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         Camberwell London : Puffin , 2002
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    y separately published work icon Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories Paul Jennings , Camberwell : Penguin , 2006 Z1343299 2006 selected work children's fiction children's

    From the hugely popular UnCollected series comes this special selection of tales – a showcase of Paul's storytelling talents at their very best . . . and weirdest!

         Camberwell : Penguin , 2006     pg. 273-289
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