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    I Thought I'd Teach Myself to Shave
    I Thought I'd Teach Myself to Shave
    I Thought I'd Teach Myself to Shave
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    I Thought I'd Teach Myself to Shave

    By Sam Blake

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    Shaving. It's a part of growing up and becoming a man. And it's easy. Right...? What could possibly go wrong...?
    A fun, rhyming story about a young boy's first attempt to shave.

    Fully illustrated by AT Davidson, this story is sure to be a hit with young readers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStorm Cloud Publishing
    Release dateOct 26, 2016
    ISBN9781925285178
    I Thought I'd Teach Myself to Shave
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    Sam Blake

    Sam Blake is a multiple number one bestselling adult thriller writer, whose books have been shortlisted three times for Irish Crime Novel of the Year. Under her real name of Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin, she is the founder of Writing.ie, the Inkwell Group and Murder One, Ireland’s acclaimed International Crime Writing Festival.

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