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Jerry Todd #9
Jerry Todd and The Bob-Tailed Elephant #9
Leo Edwards author. Glossy frontispiece.
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1929
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Leo Edwards
80 books7 followersA pseudonym used by Edward Edson Lee.
Edward Edson Lee (September 2, 1884 in Meriden, Illinois – September 28, 1944 in Rockford, Illinois), who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular children's literature author in the 1920s and 1930s.
Edward Edson Lee (September 2, 1884 in Meriden, Illinois – September 28, 1944 in Rockford, Illinois), who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular children's literature author in the 1920s and 1930s.
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July 5, 2020
This as, like all of the Jerry Todd stories, and a good story. But it was very unlike the others as it had an odd, somewhat tragic start. One of Jerry's friend has parents who are set against one another that they live apart, which of course places a great burden on the young man. Enter the eccentric uncle, who brings in another truckload of dysfunction. Then the boy and the uncle just disappear.
The book then fast forwards about 4 months when another of Jerry's friends gets an elephant for his birthday. At the same time a detective shows up in town looking for the missing friend, with a theory he was sucked into an inter-dimensional air pocket.
Back to the birthday present elephant: the boys parents do not want him to keep the elephant, so he runs away with it and hides out on the farm where the missing boy used to live. The elephant ends up losing his tale, which the boys think got stuck in the same air pocket that the friend disappeared into.
Further I will not speak, as I do not want to spoil anything.
The book then fast forwards about 4 months when another of Jerry's friends gets an elephant for his birthday. At the same time a detective shows up in town looking for the missing friend, with a theory he was sucked into an inter-dimensional air pocket.
Back to the birthday present elephant: the boys parents do not want him to keep the elephant, so he runs away with it and hides out on the farm where the missing boy used to live. The elephant ends up losing his tale, which the boys think got stuck in the same air pocket that the friend disappeared into.
Further I will not speak, as I do not want to spoil anything.
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