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'A sequel to the Unmentionable story Ex Poser. Boffin has now invented a smell detector, which he hopes will help him find out who has been flatulating every day in class.' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-Tied_(short_story_collection))
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yTongue-Tied!Paul Jennings,
CamberwellLondon:Puffin,2002Z9559462002selected work children's fiction children's
'Have you ever . . .
swallowed a live fish?
seen bugs in hailstones?
had luminous teeth?
used a smell-detector?
been a ghost?
'No? Then read about kids who have - eight twisted tales to leave you tongue-tied!'
To celebrate 20 years of stories by Paul Jennings, this is a collection of his funniest work. Hand-picked by Paul, each book contains around 25 stories from the "UnCollected Series" and "Tongue-Tied".
'A boy invents a lie detector that works exactly as intended. His friend uses it on the two richest children in his class, hoping to embarrass them.' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmentionable)