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but she is fascinated by the land

” Colonel Bender is going to see if you've got what it takes to excel—at work

where trees are made of candy floss

Haunting and enigmatic

all set in the hotbed of the 1930s art movement in France

Mina's Matchbox pre CHARACTER PIC BOOKS but she is fascinated byA story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of The Memory Police. On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of the girl who gathered shooting stars. After the death of her father, twelve year old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life. The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle's magnificent colonial