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The Survival Game - Tim Wynne-Jones

 
Description: ISBN 0746068417 / Genre: Junior Books / Author: Tim Wynne-Jones / Paperback / 304 Pages / Book is published 2006-01-28 by Usborne ... more
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Newest Review: ... man enough to know where it was, so Burl followed him. Soon it becomes evident that Cal fishes for women down at this secret ... more

 ... spot and when Burl sees this he is outrages that Cal is cheating on his mother. Things get out of hand at the scene and to avoid a severe beating Burl disappears into the wilderness, spending his night sleeping in an old leaking damp outbuilding with nothing to eat but a tin of very out of date food. As he keeps trekking to escape his father he discovers a lake, Ghost Lake and a rather strange man who lives inside a house set on the lake who takes Burl in. The story continues to follow Burl on his escape, alongs...more

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perThe Survival Game - Tim Wynne Jones **How The Story Begins** Burl Crow lives with his father Cal and mother in Canada. Cal is a brutal bully with Burl as his prime prey. Burl desperately wants to be liked by his father, but knows it will never happen. Cal likes to fish and is often seen down at the river doing just that, with Burl watching secretly, hiding so that his father can not see him. It was Cal's secret place and he would tease Burl often enough about not being man enough to know where it was, so Burl followed him. Soon it becomes evident that Cal fishes for women down at this secret spot and when Burl sees this he is outrages ...  Read the complete review

 

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