Backhoe Joe
Lori Alexander
Nolan is delighted to find a stray backhoe and, after naming it Joe and persuading it to follow him home, sets out to train it so that his parents will let him keep Joe as his very own.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
Care of Henry
by Anne Fine (2012)
About this book
This is a funny story for young readers about a boy's attempts to choose who he should stay with while his mum is having a baby.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreCare of Henry Lead Character
Themes & Moods
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