Copyright © 2006 Desmond Anthony Ellis

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Ellis, Desmond Anthony, 1944-
The undergardeners / Desmond Anthony Ellis.

(Orca young readers)
ISBN 1-55143-410-5

I. Title. II. Series.

PS8609.L56U64 2006        jC813’.6        C2006-901020-X

First Published in the United States: 2006
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006922292

Summary: A boy called Mouse discovers
an incredible community beneath his backyard.

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Cover and interior illustrations by Esme Nichola Shilletto

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