Hugo desperately wants a gerbil but Dad thinks it's cruel to keep animals in cages. They strike a deal: if Hugo can spend seven hours alone in his empty, newly-painted bedroom, then Dad will buy him the gerbil he wants. Can he stand it, or will he crack? For ages 7-10: Yellow Bananas are chapter books for newly fluent readers.
This is Book 20 in the Yellow bananas Series. See all Yellow bananas books here.
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Anne Fine is a much-loved British author who has been writing bestsellers for over forty years. She has won many prestigious prizes for her children’s books including the Carnegie Medal for Flour Babies and Goggle Eyes[
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