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The second of Crompton's series of 39 books about William Brown, our

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cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to

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others, this book is structured round a year in his life. Starting with William

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waking up on Christmas morning and ending with him going to sleep the
following Christmas Eve, there are the usual round of misadventures,
misunderstandings, and general mayhem in between. When a boy like
William wakes up under a motto that says "A Busy Day Is A Happy Day"
alongside a copy of 'Things A Boy Can Do", chaos is just around the corner.
Includes the very first William short story - "Rice Mould". Often dismissed
as children's literature, the first few books of William stories were probably
aimed more at an adult audience. They resonate with a distinctly English
humour, but there are obvious echoes from Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry

Finn'. (Summary by Jeremy Pavier)

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Read by Kara Shallenberg. Total Running Time: 05:20:46.

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