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Think of a Word

Story Stats

Rating: 4

Grade Level: 2, 3, 4

Page count: 14

Categories: Fantasy

Author

Joan

Aiken

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Appeared in

The Last Slice of Rainbow

Story Summary

A nasty little boy insults the wrong person and is forced to leave the city for the hills where, as a shepherd, he learns the power of words.