Getting Rid of Karenna
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This issue’s cover illustration by Fangorn is taken from Brian Jacques’ Lord Brocktree (Hutchinson, 0 09 176877 2, £12.99), the thirteenth title in the internationally best-selling Redwall series. Salamandastron, the ancestral home of the Badger Lords, is under threat from Ungatt Trunn, an enemy whose power would seem to be absolute and whose evil knows no bounds. The only hope for survival is the badger Lord Brocktree who is drawn to the fortress by an undeniable sense of destiny. Brian Jacques' masterful storytelling as always spins a web of high adventure that will enthral the reader from the first page to the last. Thanks to Hutchinson Children’s Books for their help in producing this September cover.
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Getting Rid of Karenna
Fear and secrecy are the bully's most effective weapons, as Suzanne discovers when Karenna and her friends make her school years miserable. Three years on, when Suzanne's Saturday job again brings her into contact with Karenna, she realises she must rid herself of this emotional stranglehold. Unable to confide in her supportive but troubled family, Suzanne must fall back on her own resources. Sympathy is aroused by the graphic description of Suzanne's suffering, but it is Karenna's father - a violent drug addict - who tempers this with the awareness that bullies are as much to be pitied as feared. It is this revelation which frees Suzanne from Karenna's grip and which will offer courage and insight to those in her position.
