Ako and Bambi, Vol. 1

Name: Ako and Bambi, Vol. 1
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781975377830
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By Rachel Pierce and Jan Cash and HERO HERO

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What happens when you put one down-on-his-luck amateur novelist and one amnesiac ghost girl in one bargain-priced haunted apartment? You get the punch line of Bambi’s life. The good news is, Ako is neither the ghost of the person who supposedly committed suicide in the rental... Read More

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What happens when you put one down-on-his-luck amateur novelist and one amnesiac ghost girl in one bargain-priced haunted apartment? You get the punch line of Bambi’s life.

The good news is, Ako is neither the ghost of the person who supposedly committed suicide in the rental nor an unfriendly poltergeist hell-bent on causing chaos. But she needs a place to hang out until she can ascend to wherever ghosts go, and Bambi needs source material for his career, so maybe they can have a mutually beneficial relationship...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781975377830

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 February 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Yen Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 152

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