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Review of ‘The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas’

Readers have come to expect the unexpected from David Almond, the acclaimed winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award. His latest book—the story of a boy whose uncle turns their home into a fish factory—is no exception.

Stanley Potts is happy enough to live with his Uncle Ernie and Aunt Annie after his parents…

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