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“Not only was Miss Cribbe bearded, and always trying to get chummy with us like we we're her real children or something, but she had a disgusting incontinent springer spaniel called Misty, who was constantly sneaking in to the dorms and weeing on our duvets”

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Book:Pulling Princes
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Pulling Princes

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Tyne O'Connell
Tyne O'Connell

Tyne O'Connell, born in 1960, is a talented author whose works span a variety of genres and have won the hearts of readers worldwide. more

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