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Humpty Dumpty Lived Near a Wall | Derek Hughes

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"Wickedly, subversively brilliant." - Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) Looks like the wall has finally met its match. This classic tale gets a modern twist with a Humpty Dumpty for a new generation. "Humpty Dumpty lived near a wall..." begins this well-known fable. But this time Humpty is ready for battle, with a secret mission and a touch of mischief. Can all the King's horses and all the King's men help put Humpty together again? Or maybe the mission, no matter how small, is simply to question the point of a wall.

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Humpty Dumpty Lived Near a Wall | Derek Hughes

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#JamminJune Day 6: In this subversive tale, Humpty Dumpty is depicted to be a cog in the Mad King‘s machine, working tirelessly day in and day out, forbidden to dream, virtually whipped into submission - until he decided he has enough, a veritable #DDayorWW2 of sorts especially when he climbed up the wall. My review of this slightly-dark and subversive retelling of Humpty Dumpty: https://wp.me/pDlzr-lSw