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Michael Morpurgo ; [illustrations, Alasdair Bright].

89 p. :

ill.
Contents: The marble crusher - Colly's barn - Conker.
Summary: The marble crusher: Albert is new at school and believes everything the bully Sid tells him about the principal - Mr. Manners - and his terrifying marble-crushing machine. Albert feels desperate when his marbles are confiscated, but Mr. Manners finds a way to turn the joke on Sid. Colly's barn: Annie must find a way to stop the farm's old barn from being torn down. Colly the swallow and Screecher the owl help Annie save their home. Conker: It's the time of year when conkers - the hard fruit of the chestnut tree - ripen. That means it's also time for conker fights, and Nick desperately wants to win.