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Rob's place

John Rowe Townsend

1988175 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1988
first published
  • 1987Viking Kestrel · 192 pages · ENGISBN 9780670809981
  • 1988Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books · ENGISBN 9780688072582
  • 1988Puffin · 175 pages · ENGISBN 9780140323184

With his best friend gone, his mother and stepfather preoccupied with the new baby, and his father's visits becoming less frequent, eleven-year-old Rob, lonely and unhappy, finds a fantastic imaginary refuge on a "South Sea" island in the local park.

How it reads

Character focusTwo hander

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Romance levelCentral

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ThemesLove
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