The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)

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Dutton, 1971 - Juvenile Fiction - 149 pages
For the answers to many important questions, children should try this "story crammed with baffling word puzzles, a dozen zany characters, uproariously funny situations, and unmitigated slapstick".--The Horn Book. Illustrated.

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Contents

1 For Want of a Name of a Soup
1
2 Leons Fourteen Messagesand Two More
13
3 Mrs Carillons Lists and Letters
23
Copyright

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About the author (1971)

Ellen Raskin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up during the Great Depression. She was the author of several novels, including the Newbery Medal-winning "The Westing Game," the Newbery Honor-winning "Figgs & Phantoms," "The Tattooed Potato and other clues," and "The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)." She also wrote and illustrated many picture books and was an accomplished graphic artist. She designed dust jackets for dozens of books, including the first edition of Madeleine L'Engle's classic "A Wrinkle in Time. "Ms. Raskin died at the age of fifty-six on August 8, 1984, in New York City.

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