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Hairs in the Palm of Your Hand

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Hairs in the Palm of Your Hand

By: Jan Mark
Narrated by: Tony Robinson
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These wickedly funny, wickedly realistic stories are set inside schools where chaos is the name of the game. 'Time and the Hour' takes place in a boys’ school, where one class decides to conduct some research and have a bit of fun on the subject of how much time is wasted during each school day. 'Chutzpah', on the other hand, is set in a mixed comprehensive school, where Eileen seems bent on causing as much disruption as possible on the first day of term, in the interests of democracy and women’s rights.

Two sharply-observed school stories from best-selling author Jan Mark.

©1981 Jan Mark (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Literature & Fiction Funny
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My sister and I listened to this when we were 8-10 and wore out the cassette with replaying. I now listen to it with my 10yo daughter and it is every bit as good as I remember. And happily the Audible version doesn’t wear out! Jan Mark is very clever and Tony Robinson’s voicing of all the different characters (especially teachers) is spot on. Really brilliant, really fun.

Brilliant, hilarious and wonderfully read

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