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A Wrench in the Works

October 14, 2014 David Michael Slater

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a-wrench-in-the-works-400Illustrated by Andrés Martínez Ricci

Nick the Saw is famous for saving the children from a fire. It’s Nick, Nick, Nick all the time. Handy the Wrench is sick of Nick. When the tools plan a parade for their hero, Handy decides to fix Nick’s wagon once and for all. But he goes too far. Soon, nothing works and the farmer wants new tools. Can Handy set things right before it’s too late?

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