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Source ISBN: 9780008200596
Ebook Edition © 2018 ISBN: 9780008200602
Version: 2017-12-07
For Sarah, Ruby and Lois.
The three brightest stars in my world.
Love you, always.
Contents
Chapter 1. The DJ Who Stole Christmas
Chapter 2. Barbecued Like a Sausage
Chapter 3. My Headmaster Hates Me
Chapter 4. The Surprise House Guest
Chapter 7. The Guest from Hell
Chapter 11. The Ray-chter Scale
Chapter 12. When Grandads Go Bad
Chapter 16. The Rumble at the Red Lion
Chapter 17. Please, Dad, No (part 2)
Chapter 18. Grandad Ray Rattles Cages
Chapter 23. Face to face With a Cat-Napper
Chapter 24. Spooking the Enemy
Chapter 25. Returning to the Scene of the Crime
Chapter 26. The FrankenHarrissteins
Chapter 30. The Cha-Cha Chat Show
Chapter 31. Bring on the Red Carpets
Chapter 32. Embarrassing Parents