Charlie's Eye
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Cover Story
This issue's cover is a photograph of Anne Frank whose diary is discussed by Michael Rosen fifty years after its first publication. Following the arrest of the Frank family and their companions, the secret annex in Amsterdam where they had been in hiding was locked up and everybody forbidden to enter it, since Jewish possessions became Nazi property and were carted away. Before this happened, the young woman, Miep Gies, who had provided those in hiding with food and who had a second key to the annex, risked herself once more by entering it. Miep retrieved Anne's diary from the devastation together with the Frank family photograph album.
Thanks to Penguin Children's Books for help in reproducing this cover.
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When Charlotte 'Charlie' Morris loses her place as captain of the school football team to new boy, Jason Jones, who dismisses her as 'handicapped' because of her glass eye, her world begins to fall apart. Jason Jones becomes the class idol with his skill and speed as a footballer. With the help of another newcomer, a sympathetic boy nicknamed Art Frozzen, Charlie sets out to discover what 'handicapped' means and to prove Jason Jones wrong. The children's love of football leads them to discover that being different is of no consequence. Eventually Charlie and Jason become friends. This book is suitable for children aged about eight or nine, with its large print and gently paced storyline. The treatment of the issue of bullying children with disabilities is quite simple but is probably just about right for this age range. The characters are very clear cut, strong and speak the language of nine-year-olds today. Certain incidents cry out for a humorous illustration but sadly there are no illustrations in the book at all.
