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Paper John

David Small

199832 pagesabout 30–45 minutes
1998
first published
  • 1987Farrar, Straus, and Giroux · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780374357382
  • 1988Gollancz · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780575042537
  • 1989Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780374457259
  • 1998Live Oak Media · ENGISBN 9780874994506
  • 2001Live Oak Media · ENGISBN 9780874994520
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780613123655
  • 1998Live Oak Media · ENGISBN 9780874994513
PlayfulWhimsicalShort read

A good-hearted fellow who lives by the sea in a paper house and makes paper boats for the village children comes up against the devil in a life or death situation which can be salvaged only by his skill with paper folding.

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Written forMiddle grade

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ThemesFriendship

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