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'A boy gets stranded on an island with his father. But he has three other problems: one, he has never seen his mother; two, he is forced to watch his father die; and three, he has nails growing all over him. Was later adapted as an episode of Round The Twist.' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unbearable_(short_story_collection))

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  • Also available in braille format.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Unbearable! : More Bizarre Stories Paul Jennings , Ringwood : Penguin , 1990 Z667933 1990 selected work children's fiction humour children's
    — Appears in: Absolut unfassbar! 1996;

    — Appears in: Absolut unglaublich! 2003;
    'Where can you run when you're covered in toenails? Could smelly feet really put you to sleep? Why did Gary go to school with his head in a birdcage? How do you recover your opal when a goat has swallowed it? What was Splinter's job before he was born? You'll never guess. And you'll have to wait till the last page of each story to find out.' (Source: GoodReads)
    Ringwood : Penguin , 1990
    • Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Rigby Heinemann , 1991 .
      Extent: 31p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Note/s:
      • Illustrated by Jill Carter Hansen.
      • Part of the Story Chest series.
      ISBN: 0731206053 (pbk.)
      Series: Story Chest Rigby Heinemann (publisher), Rigby Education (publisher), series - publisher
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Paul Jennings' Trickiest Stories Paul Jennings , Hawthorn : Penguin , 2008 Z1858189 2008 selected work children's fiction children's

    This special collection of Paul's trickiest stories proves yet again that he is the master of unexpected twists and turns!

    Hawthorn : Penguin , 2008
    pg. 281-300
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