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Clean Break
- Narrated by: Helen Lederer
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
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"Surely every girl aged between seven and eleven will require a copy." ( Evening Standard)
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- tenille
- 10-02-20
Very cool
I like how she reeds it it is very nice to fall asleep too I love it
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- Matt Pyke
- 09-08-18
Best Book Ever
I ADORE this audiobook ! It was so amazing I listened to it 5 times !
It's so funny and the gran makes me giggle , but Em is my favourite character !😀😁😂😊
1 person found this helpful
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- Chantelle Nichols
- 12-06-16
Nice story
well read good narrative for 11-14 I think
as the themes may be a bit tough for a younger reader.
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- chris
- 15-08-06
My 8-year old daughter loved this
She listened to it on a car journey and was very happy and contented and occasionally even laughed out loud. She enjoyed it so much she wants to listen to it again.
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- Nick
- 17-02-22
Nice story
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- Mr. Graham M. Wilde
- 04-01-22
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- Keelin Tennyson
- 22-11-21
I’ve read this book about a million times
It was brilliant I loved it I’ve read it sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooioooooooo many times it was amazing if you don’t like it you are insane
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- Mrs Watts
- 07-10-21
Amazing
I think it is an amazing book!!! Definitely one to read! I absolutely loved it!❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊
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- Joanna
- 14-05-21
Outstanding great fabulous extraordinary
My daughter thought this book was excellent and would reas it over and over again. Great performance from Helen Lederer and Fabulous writing by Jacqueline Wilson. I would totally recommend for 8 and above because younger children might think this book a bit sad. Thanks
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-04-20
it opened my heart! 🤣🤣😉❤❤♥️
it was great but a book for older readers! but it was a great story and I recommend it!
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- Shirley
- 26-12-11
good story
This is a good story with plenty of character depth, the narrator is very good, terrific voices
A happy ending but it is bit predictable. would recommended easy listening