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Name: Junk Castle (Eagle Books)
Author: Robin Klein

📘 Junk Castle (Eagle Books) by Robin Klein

Children's book for younger children. A group of friends construct a fort on a vacant block in their neighborhood, and it becomes a favorite gathering spot. The children find themselves drawn into local politics, however, when complaints by a local resident make their beloved fort the subject of a debate at a city council meeting.

First publish date: June 25, 1987

Authors: Robin Klein

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