Worm Story

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Overview:

Title: Worm Story
Author: Morris Gleitzman
Year: 2004
ISBN-10: 0143301969
Publisher: Puffin / Penguin Books Australia
Price: A$14.95
Pages: 142
Binding: Trade Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: Worm Story
Notes:
- The cover can be seen on the author's website (August 2008).
- Definitely 142 pages (not 192 as on publisher's website)
- The copyright page only mentions 2004, but other evidence (Aurealis Award short listing) indicates that the book might not have been released until 2005. (Although, Aurealis eligibility in some years went from about November of the previous year.)