Despite his crimped shirts and flowing mane (or perhaps because of the…

Jonathan Stroud
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Despite his crimped shirts and flowing mane (or perhaps because of them) I had seen no evidence as yet that Nathaniel even knew what a girl was. If he'd ever met one, chances are they'd both have run screaming in opposite directions. ✨ Jonathan Stroud (2004). The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book Two: Golem's Eye, Disney-Hyperion
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