When Darius Frobishers father flies off in a hot air balloon and doesnt come back, the boys happy, carefree life suddenly comes to an end. He is torn away from his beloved babysitter and sent to live with his notoriously nasty Aunt Ida. Most of his waking time is spent trying to dodge the teenage boy next door, who is home from military school and hungry to do horrible things to someone younger than himself. Darius sees a ray of hope when he finds a rusty old bicycle in the basement and begins to repair it in secret. Could ...
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When Darius Frobishers father flies off in a hot air balloon and doesnt come back, the boys happy, carefree life suddenly comes to an end. He is torn away from his beloved babysitter and sent to live with his notoriously nasty Aunt Ida. Most of his waking time is spent trying to dodge the teenage boy next door, who is home from military school and hungry to do horrible things to someone younger than himself. Darius sees a ray of hope when he finds a rusty old bicycle in the basement and begins to repair it in secret. Could this be the first step toward a reunion with Miss Hasting? Then one day he is startled to see an old man with long flowing hair riding a bicycle across the sky! Now he knows what he has to do to get away from his miserable life.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Good. Hardcover. dust jacket wear. lightly soiled book edge. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 160 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience.
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New in new dust jacket. Paper over boards. Chapters and b/w decorations on pages. 160pp. Gift quality. Pristine book and DJ, crisp, clean, tight, never opened/read. Honor: Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee. Children's fiction. Children's audience.
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Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Very good hardcover in good, little torn dust jacket. Clean pages. Little bit of clear tape on covers.