Glubbslyme
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| Author | Jacqueline Wilson |
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| Illustrator | Jane Cope |
| Cover artist | Nick Sharratt |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fantasy |
| Publisher | Corgi Yearling |
Publication date | 1990 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 172 |
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.
Illustrations
Nick Sharratt (Wilson's normal illustrator) only in fact does the cover illustration. Jane Cope does the book illustrations.
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