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Donaldson, Julia.
THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES
New York : Holt, 2005
IL 3-6, RL 5.1
ISBN 0805078053
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 Have you ever heard of an iggly plop?  What about a bimplestonk?  Well, Jumbellia climbs down the bimplestonk to capture some iggly plops.  But these iggly pops are actually three children.  And now they are captured by the giants.  At first, they are treated well but as time goes by, they realize what they are.  They are just collectibles for the giants.  And the giants get bored with the children.  What will the giants do with their "toys" now that they aren't fun anymore?
SUBJECTS:     Giants -- Fiction.
                        Collectors and collecting -- Fiction.
                        Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
                        Fantasy.
 
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