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A Nose for Adventure in 'Mr. Blewitt'

NPR | By Daniel Pinkwater,
Scott Simon
Published May 28, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT
Primrose Pumpkin and her dog Dirk are on a quest to return a lost nose.
Primrose Pumpkin and her dog Dirk are on a quest to return a lost nose.

Copyright 2005 NPR
Daniel Pinkwater
Scott Simon
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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