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Tall story

Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.

Main Author: Gourlay, Candy.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : David Fickling Books, 2011.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Subjects:
Giants > Juvenile fiction.
Body size > Juvenile fiction.
Culture conflict > Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters > Juvenile fiction.
London (England) > Juvenile fiction.
Philippines > Juvenile fiction.
England > Juvenile fiction.
Basketball stories > Juvenile.
Summary: Sixteen-year-old Bernardo, who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called gigantism, leaves the Philippines to live with his mother's family in London, much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi, a passionate basketball player.
Physical Description: 293 p. ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 9780385752176 (hard cover)
0385752172 (hard cover)
9780385752183 (library binding)
0385752180 (library binding)
9780385752336
Author Notes: CANDY GOURLAY was born in Manila during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. After working as a journalist for some years, she moved to the U.K. in her twenties. Candy is now a full-time writer across a range of mediums: short stories, blogs, Web sites, journalistic features, and radio programs. Tall Story is Candy's first full-length published novel.  Visit her on the Web at CandyGourlay.com.

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