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Johnny Swanson

by Eleanor Updale

Mothers and sonsMurderHonestyHistorySingle-parent familiesFictionMoneymaking projectsMystery and detective stories

In 1929 England, eleven-year-old Johnny Swanson helps his widowed mother by starting a newspaper advertising scam, which leads him to a real-life murder mystery that places his mother in mortal danger.

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Book data: Open Library