Auntie Robbo
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| Author(s): | Ann Scott Moncrieff |
| Illustrator(s): | Christopher Brooker |
| Publisher(s): | Constable and Co, Ltd |
| Year Published: | 1959 |
| Type: | Hardcover |
| Genre: | Boys Growing Up British Fiction - Novel Orphans Running away Home |
| Age Range: | Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books |
| Pages: | 192 |
| This is an | All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB) |
| OCLC: | 849723118 |
Description
When eleven year old Hector's long-lost stepmother shows up, intent on reforming them, he and his Auntie Robbo take to the road to escape her machinations.
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Auntie Robbo (1941)
Eleven year old Hector is an orphan living with his Auntie Robbo. When his long-lost stepmother shows up, they take to the road to escape her machinations. Written by a Scot, it was originally thought too unsuitable to be published in the United Kingdom.
Auntie Robbo (2018)
Hector and Auntie Robbo take to the road to escape the clutches of a scheming stepmother.
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