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Penny the Pencil

Penny the Pencil

Penny the Pencil is a clever little pencil who is very good at spelling and sums, but not so good at remembering the pencil-case rules:

Rule Number One: no talking while the zip is open.
Rule Number Two: no correcting spelling mistakes.
Rule Number Three: anyone who breaks the rules will be expelled.

When the nasty Black Texta and his sidekick Rubber catch Penny helping her owner with a spelling test, terrible events unfold ...

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Penny

Penny is the cleverest and most loyal pencil a child could ever have. Your very own Penny comes free with every copy of the book!

Ralph

Penny's owner, not a good student.

Sarah

Ralph's best friend and the smartest girl in school. Also a champion cake baker.

Gloop

Disliked by most of Ralph's pencils, there is more to Gloop than meets the eye...

Black Texta

Penny's arch enemy, the evilest, nastiest writing implement ever to set foot in a pencil case.

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