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The TV Kid

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Jan 1976
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Lennie lives in the Fairy Land Motel with his mom. But Lennie's own fairyland is in TV shows. There, he can win gobs of money, meet interesting people, have a much better time than in real life. He even invents a commercial for a new product called "Friend."

When he's not watching TV, Lennie spends lots of time in empty summer houses. There, he can make believe how wonderful it would be to live in a house.

But then his daydreams lead him into a real situation that could cost him his life— he is bitten by a rattlesnake. And Lennie finds out that no imaginary "Friend" is ever as good as a real person!

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Dec 1977 Dutton ISBN 0670051160
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Jan 1979 Penguin (UK) ISBN 0140310657
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Apr 1976 Viking ISBN 0670733318
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Mar 1983 MacMillan (UK) ISBN 0333344820
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Jan 1998 Penguin ISBN 1101142529
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Jan 1998 Puffin ISBN B002SR2PL0
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Mar 2001 Viking ISBN 0670733334
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