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Kate begins her first day at a new school and finds the day turns into a frightening adventure. She encounters an unconventional gorilla as a teacher and discovers that the lunch line is filled with spiders. As the day unfolds, Kate must navigate this bizarre and unsettling setting, turning the normally routine start of a school day into a nightmarish challenge. The story follows her reaction and the surprising, creative world of her new classroom.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Francesca Simon
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