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Lizard's tale, Weng Wai Chan

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Lizard's tale, Weng Wai Chan
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Lizard's tale
Responsibility statement
Weng Wai Chan
Summary
It's Singapore in 1940, war is just around the corner but twelve-year-old Lizard doesn't know that. He lives in Chinatown above a tailor's shop, surviving on his wits and hustling for odd jobs. When he steals a small teak box containing a Japanese code book from a Raffles Hotel suite, he finds himself in a dangerous world of wartime espionage. Lizard doesn't know who to trust. How is the mysterious book inside the box connected to his friend Lili, a girl full of secrets and fighting skills? Can he trust her, or will she betray him in the end?
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
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