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      The Barrel in the Basement

      by Barbara Brooks Wallace
      Published
      Mar 1985
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
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      127
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      "This is a story about furkens, descendants of a branch of genus elf, who have lost their elfin powers of being able to vanish and now hide fearfully in human houses. They are sadly often mistaken for mice, although don't smell like mice. They smell like warm apricot jam

      They are ""endearing, fully developed creatures,"" says Horn Book.

      ALA Booklist adds, ""A tale that will have readers clamoring for a sequel."""

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      General Fiction

      Age Level

      Kids (12 & Under) Kids: Picture Books

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      Feb 2000 Aladdin ISBN 0689832958
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      Mar 2005 Backinprint.com ISBN 0595343996
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      First Edition Mar 1985 Atheneum ISBN 0689311052
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      Feb 2000 Turtleback Books ISBN 0613211693
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