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Akiko and the Great Wall of Trudd

Written by Mark CrilleyAuthor Alerts:  Random House will alert you to new works by Mark Crilley
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· Delacorte Books for Young Readers
· Hardcover · Ages ALL
· March 13, 2001 · $9.95 · 978-0-385-32727-5 (0-385-32727-7)

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Akiko's back! No longer simply a shy fourth-grade girl, she's become an intergalactic leader, taking her band of would-be heroes on a quest to find a kidnapped prince!

Armed with a map showing the way to Alia Rellapor's castle, Akiko, Mr. Beeba, Spuckler, Gax, and Poog are nearing the end of their mission. But first they have to scale the Great Wall of Trudd. Like the Great Wall of China only bigger, the Great Wall of Trudd stretches across the landscape -- there's no way around it, under it, or through it. So Akiko and the gang will just have to find a way to go over it!

But the Great Wall is just one of the many strange obstacles in their path that Akiko must overcome if she's finally to rescue Prince Froptoppit.

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Praise for Akiko on the Planet Smoo:
"[A] stylish debut." -- Publishers Weekly

"The action is fast-paced and nicely illustrated . . . and Crilley's easy-reading, conversational style is appealing." -- Booklist

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Mark Crilley was raised in Detroit, Michigan. After graduating from Kalamazoo College, he traveled to Taiwan and Japan, where he taught English for nearly five years. It was during his stay in Japan that he created Akiko and the story of her journey to Smoo.

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