No man is an island

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  • Published 20111206
  • ISBN: 9781921758232
  • Extent: 232 pp
  • Paperback (234 x 153mm), eBook

IT WAS THE best part of the day when Mr Peters read to us.

He was reading a book that he had written and it was about some kids that had found a portal through time. I don’t remember what it was called or the names of the characters now, but I remember that I was captivated by it then.

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