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Books Beyond Words: Telling the Whole Story
in Pictures
Sheila Hollins
GEORGE GETS SMART
In George Gets Smart we follow Georges daily life at
home, at work, on the bus and in the pub. It is the story of
a man who does not keep himself clean and does not understand
why people seem to avoid him. He often feels lonely and unhappy.
His life is changed when he is helped to be clean and to wear
appropriate clothes:
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