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      The Not-Just-Anybody Family

      by Betsy Byars / Betsy Cromer Byars
      Published
      Mar 1986
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      160
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      The Blossom Family Book 1

      About This Book

      When Junior Blossom wakes up in the hospital, his last memory is of crouching on the barn roof with cloth wings tied to his arms, and of Maggie and Vern in the yard below, urging him to fly. That had been just before Junior spotted a police car approaching the farm in a cloud of dust.

      Meanwhile Pap, the children's grandfather, sits in disgrace in the city jail. He was arrested for disturbing the peace after his old pickup truck accidentally dumped 2,147 beer and soda cans (worth $107.35) on Spring Street.

      With their mother away on the rodeo circuit, it's up to Maggie and Vern to find a way to rescue Pap and Junior. How will they solve their family problems?

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      Book 1
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      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      Mar 1987 Yearling ISBN13 9780440459514 ISBN10 0440459516
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      First Edition Mar 1986 Delacorte ISBN13 9780385294430 ISBN10 0385294433
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      Jan 1986 BODLEY HEAD CHILDRENS BOOKS ISBN13 9780370307244 ISBN10 0370307240
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      Feb 1987 Perfection Learning ISBN13 9780812453072 ISBN10 0812453077
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      Jan 1992 William Heinemann (UK) ISBN13 9780435123840 ISBN10 043512384X
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