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Lerner Chanse struggles as a new student in a school ruled by the tyrannical MPOOE Club. When she finds a worm that devours printed words—eliminating them from existence—her ordinary life takes a magical turn.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Mary Amato
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