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David Mortimore Baxter has a terrible problem: he can't stop lying. His nearly-next-door neighbour thinks David lies so much he must have a medical condition. His mum calls it truth-bending.
The trouble is, once you start bending the truth it's really hard to straighten in out again.
"Look, I'm sorry, but I didn't have time to come up with a blurb. It's just that I've been busy. I could have done it last night, but I had to watch television. So you see, I really do have a good excuse. Maybe you should forget about reading the blurb. Just buy the book. It will change your life."
These books will appeal to reluctant readers... to be read eagerly by junior readers both boys and girls.
— Reading Time