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The Secret in the Matchbox
By Val Willis and John Shelley (illustrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date April 1, 1988
Pages 32
Binding Hardcover
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374366032
ISBN-10 0374366039
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $15.00
Other format details juvenile
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Bobby takes his matchbox containing an awesome secret to school, where the class slowly and horrifyingly becomes involved with the contents.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Bobby takes his matchbox containing an awesome secret to school, where the class slowly and horrifyingly becomes involved with the contents.

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780374366032
 
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (April 1, 1988)
9780374366032 | details & prices | 32 pages | Rec. grade levels 2-3 | List price $15.00
About: Bobby Bell hides a secret in a matchbox, but things get out of hand when his teacher takes it away from him and the secret escapes
Paperback
Book cover for 9780374465933
 
Ill edition from Sunburst (July 1, 1990)
9780374465933 | details & prices | 8.50 × 9.75 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.25 lbs | List price $4.95
About: Bobby Bell hides a secret in a matchbox, but things get out of hand when his teacher takes it away from him and the secret escapes
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606045346
 
from Demco Media (July 1, 1990)
9780606045346 | details & prices | 9.00 × 10.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.75 lbs | List price $11.15
About: Bobby Bell hides a secret in a matchbox, but things get out of hand when his teacher takes it away from him and the secret escapes

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