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      The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories

      by Joan Aiken
      Published
      Nov 1985
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      160
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      About This Book

      A collection of nine magical tales about strange lands inhabited by princesses and kelpies. Stories about everyday places where magical and mysterious things happen to ordinary children, include an oak tree falling in love with a girl and a boy's dream being stolen by the tooth fairy.

      When the everyday world and the enchanted world overlap --

      • A boy is given a rainbow and rolls it up in his pocket, but soon learns he cannot hold on to it forever.
      • A tree falls in love with a beautiful girl.
      • A tooth fairy steals a child's joyful dream because she has none of her own.

      Nine stories, from humorous to haunting, show the strange and surprising things that happen when fairies and human beings come together in a world where anything is possible.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Fantasy

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Middle Grade

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      Jan 1990 HarperTrophy ISBN13 9780064403344 ISBN10 0064403343
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      Jan 1988 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780140323016 ISBN10 0140323015
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      First Edition Jan 1988 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780060200428 ISBN10 0060200421
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      Nov 1985 Jonathan Cape Ltd ISBN13 9780224022972 ISBN10 0224022970
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      Jan 1988 HarperCollins ISBN13 9780060200435 ISBN10 006020043X
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      Dec 2015 Open Road Publishing ISBN13 9781504020916 ISBN10 150402091X
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      Dec 2015 Open Road Media Young Readers ISBN10 B016LP33QA
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      Apr 1991 Random House ISBN13 9781856561006 ISBN10 1856561003
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