Listen Ear single work   children's fiction   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Listen Ear
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'When a boy looks at and accidentally hides his father's compass and then lies about it, he is forced to stay home and be babysat while the rest of his family goes to the movies. The babysitter doesn't come because her car breaks down, there is a power outage, and the boy ends up being chased by his own reflection. He then tells the reflection that he'll never lie again, and the reflection disappears. Eventually, the family comes home to check if the boy is okay. He tells them his story about the reflection but they don't believe him. They find the compass under his father's desk; the rats actually stole it. The boy then asks if his family believes it but they are suddenly unable to speak.'   (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncovered_(short_story_collection))

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Uncovered! : Weird Weird Stories Paul Jennings , Ringwood : Puffin , 1995 Z833111 1995 selected work children's fiction children's 'Stare if you dare, into Paul Jennings's wild world. How will you stop a thousand rabbits breeding in your bedroom? Who would want to collect toilet rolls? Could you do it? Fifty dollars if you don't speak for a day. Why would an ear grow on the wall? Nine stories that you would never dream of' (Source: Publisher's blurb). Ringwood : Puffin , 1995 pg. 41-56
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Paul Jennings' Spookiest Stories Paul Jennings , Camberwell : Viking , 2007 Z1435391 2007 selected work children's fiction children's horror 'This special anthology boasts twenty of Paul's spookiest, fun-filled yarns, hand picked by Paul himself' (Source: author's website). Camberwell : Viking , 2007 pg. 133-149
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