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Glubbslyme
	First edition
Author	Jacqueline Wilson
Illustrator	Jane Cope
Language	English
Genre	Children's fantasy
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	1987
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	172

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Glubbslyme is a fantasy novel by the children's author Jacqueline Wilson.

Plot summary

A girl called Rebecca has just had a row with her best friend, Sarah, because of Mandy, who is a pretty, girly type, and who can sometimes be quite nasty and rude to Rebecca. Both Rebecca and Mandy think that Sarah is their best friend. One day, the girls discover a pond. Rebecca spins a tale, saying that it is a witch's pond in which a witch drowned. Sarah seems to be impressed, but then Mandy, trying to get Sarah's attention, says that the pond wasn't deep enough. Sarah seems to think the same thing. Rebecca goes in the pond to prove it, but Sarah leaves, saying that Rebecca is a baby. While she is in the pond a toad grips at her foot. Rebecca finds out that the toad is Glubbslyme, who is the witch's familiar and has magical powers. Together they seek revenge on Mr. Baker, a man who is fed up of Rebecca because she always ruins her flower beds. They also seek revenge on Mandy. In the end Rebecca and Sarah become friends again.

Illustrations

Nick Sharratt (Wilson's normal illustrator) only in fact does the cover illustration. Jane Cope does the book illustrations.

References

External links

Author's web site Archived 6 May 2020 at the Wayback Machine

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-'''''Glubbslyme''''' is a fantasy novel by the children's author [[Jacqueline Wilson]]
+'''''Glubbslyme''''' is a fantasy novel by the children's author [[Jacqueline Wilson]].
 ==Plot summary==
-A girl called Rebecca has just had a row with her best friend,Sarah because of Mandy, who is pretty,girly type and sometimes can be quite nasty and is rude to Rebecca. Each  thinks that Sarah is her best friend. One day all of them come across to a pond. Rebecca spins a tale about that it is a witch's pond and tells that there is a witch drowned in that pond. Sarah seems to impressesd. Then Mandy , trying to get Sarah's attention says that the pond wasn't deep enough. Sarah seems to think the same thing. Rebecca goes in the pond to prove it but Sarah goes away telling that Rebecca is a baby. While she is in the pond a toad grips at her foot. Rebecca finds out that the toad is Glubbslyme, who is the witch's familiar and has magical powers. Together they have revenge on Mr. Baker . A man who is fed up of Rebecca because she always ruins her flower beds. They also have revenge on Mandy. In the end Rebecca and Sarah become friends again.
+A girl called Rebecca has just had a row with her best friend, Sarah, because of Mandy, who is a pretty, girly type, and who can sometimes be quite nasty and rude to Rebecca. Both Rebecca and Mandy think that Sarah is their best friend. One day, the girls discover a pond. Rebecca spins a tale, saying that it is a witch's pond in which a witch drowned. Sarah seems to be impressed, but then Mandy, trying to get Sarah's attention, says that the pond wasn't deep enough. Sarah seems to think the same thing. Rebecca goes in the pond to prove it, but Sarah leaves, saying that Rebecca is a baby. While she is in the pond a toad grips at her foot. Rebecca finds out that the toad is Glubbslyme, who is the witch's familiar and has magical powers. Together they seek revenge on Mr. Baker, a man who is fed up of Rebecca because she always ruins her flower beds. They also seek revenge on Mandy. In the end Rebecca and Sarah become friends again.
 ==Illustrations==
-[[Nick Sharratt]] (Wilson's normal illustrator) only in fact does the cover illustration. [[Jane Cope]] does the book illustrations.
+[[Nick Sharratt]] (Wilson's normal illustrator) only in fact does the cover illustration. Jane Cope does the book illustrations.
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk Author's web site]
+* [http://www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk Author's web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506173431/https://www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk/ |date=6 May 2020 }}
+{{Portal |Children's literature}}
+{{Jacqueline Wilson}}
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+[[Category:1987 British novels]]
 [[Category:Children's fantasy novels]]
 [[Category:British children's novels]]
 [[Category:Novels by Jacqueline Wilson]]
+[[Category:1987 children's books]]
+[[Category:Oxford University Press books]]
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