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  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Gaiman, Neil.

  Fortunately, the milk / by Neil Gaiman; illustrated by Skottie Young. — First edition.

  pages cm

  Summary: While picking up milk for his children’s cereal, a father is abducted by aliens and finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space.

  ISBN 978-0-06-222407-1 (hardcover bdgs)

  ISBN 978-0-06-229515-6 (int’l ed.)

  [1. Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. 2. Space and time—Fiction. 3. Fathers—Fiction. 4. Humorous stories.] I. Young, Skottie, illustrator. II. Title.

  PZ7.G1273Fo 2013

  2012050670

  [Fic]—dc23

  CIP

  AC

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  EPub Edition © AUGUST 2013 ISBN 9780062224095

  13 14 15 16 17 LP/RRDH 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

  FIRST EDITION

  About the Author

  NEIL GAIMAN has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults. He has won many major awards, including the Hugo and the Nebula, and his novel The Graveyard Book is the only work to ever win both the Newbery (US) and Carnegie (UK) Medals. His books for readers of all ages include the bestselling Coraline, also an Academy Award-nominated film; Odd and the Frost Giants; and The Wolves in the Walls. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States. Find out more about him and his books at www.mousecircus.com.

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  Books by Neil Gaiman

  Blueberry Girl

  Chu’s Day

  Coraline

  Crazy Hair

  The Dangerous Alphabet

  The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish

  The Graveyard Book

  Instructions

  InterWorld

  MirrorMask

  M Is for Magic

  Odd and the Frost Giants

  Stardust

  The Wolves in the Walls

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