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It's unbearable... The bird's perch is swinging to and fro and hitting me on the nose. I can see my eye in its little mirror.Unbearably weird... You have the foulest feet ever. There are flies for lunch. A goat swallows your opal. And you have lived before.

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Another fantastic and hilarious book written by the Australian author, Paul Jennings. The book contains many little stories combined in one thick fictional novel, each story includes a surprising twist, some are horrifically disgust and unbearable while other are just plain funny. Some little stories in the book include:Little Black Balls, Licked, Only Gilt, Nails etc. Every chapter of the book contains a new adventure, some involve smelly feet, licking fly swatters, goat droppings etc.
My all time favourite story is Licked. The small section of the book was is all about a school boy named Andrew and his father. His father was always a nice guy, but is bit strict about table manners. Using the principal's visit for dinner to his show more advantage, Andrew to embarrass his father in a gross manner; but licking a fly swatter.

Reading the book put forward many bizarre questions; Where do you run when your body is covered in toenails? Would you go as far as licking bits of flies off a fly swatter just to irk your parents? Could smelly feet put people to sleep?
But overall the book is very interesting and entertaining for all ages, it is a real page turner and readers will definitely keep on reading to see what surprise ending awaits.
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Quirky tales for Paul Jennings. These books got me through a few of my awkward years I tell you. Even kids in these stories is the underdog or the want you want to cheer for. There is often twists and turns in every story and he also has a way with coming up with a killer ending. For 7 to 13 year olds.
Where do you run when your body is covered in toenails? Would you go as far as licking bits of flies off a fly swatter just to irk your parents? Could smelly feet put people to sleep? These are some of the awesome stories in the book, each as bizarre as the other, if not more. Really a page turner and readers will definitely keep on reading to see what suprise ending awaits.

Read it when I was just a kid but hey, no one says adults can't have fun and a good laugh!

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Australian writer, Paul Jennings was born in England on April 30, 1943. He moved to Australia when he was six years old. He attended Frankston Teachers College and became a teacher. He then attended Lincoln Institute and became a speech pathologist. In 1989, he decided to become a full-time writer. His first title Unreal!, winner of a Young show more Australians' Best Book Award (YABBA), was published in 1985. His other works include the Singenpoo series, the Wicked! series, the Deadly! series, and The Nest. He has won numerous awards including the Kids Reading Oz Choice Award, the Books I Like Best Yearly Award, the Angus and Robertson Bookworld Award and a COOL Award for his title The Paw Thing. He also received the Golden Puffin Award in 1992 for selling 1 million books in Australia. In addition to writing, he visits school and lectures at conferences and seminars on encouraging children to read. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Canonical title
Unbearable!
Original title
Unbearable!
Alternate titles
Unbearable! More Bizarre Stories
Original publication date
1990
Original language
English

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
LCC
PZ7 .J429872 .ULanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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