William Boniface

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William Boniface (born October 17, 1963) is an author of children's picture books, including the Five Little... series, Max the Minnow series, and The Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Boy series. The Ordinary Boy books, which focus on a setting where everybody has a superpower, have been recommended for classroom use. [1]

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