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Im fourteen years old, and i have ishmael leseurs syndrome. Posted on april 18, 2018 by mgbauer in 20 i wrote a short story based on the ishmael series that was included in an anthology created by my german publishers carl hanser celebrating 20 years of hanser childrens books. Ishmael and the hoops of steel don t call me ishmael michael gerard bauer on. Sep 18, 2007 michael gerard bauer, is is the awardwinning author of don t call me ishmael. This book is a must have for any teenager, avid reader or not.
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Meanwhile their father plans a potentially embarrassing comeback with his old band the dugongs. With a name like ishmael leseur, one can imagine the amount of teasing the 14yearold endures. Buy dont call me ishmael by michael bauer, in very good condition. In 2000 he resigned from his fulltime position as an englisheconomics teacher to pursue his dream of becoming a writer. Dont call me ishmael by bauer,michael,gerard, michael. Is part of ishmael michael gerard bauer, 2006 series author novel number 1. Kingsley loses his award, and ishmael helps him find it. Ishmael leseur is a 14 year old boy, how he navigates through year 9 and his experiences throughout the school year. Ishmael and the return of the dugongs ishmael and the hoops of steel dinosaur knights just a dog you turkeys. The two characters help each other find themselves throughout the book.
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