The Secret Life of Sally Tomato
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Cover Story
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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The Secret Life of Sally Tomato
Illustrated by Karen Donnelly
This is the book that refuses to bore! 12 year-old Salvatore d'Amato (see title) might be a bit precocious with language and naively nerdy about girls, but he is a boy with ambition - to kiss a girl (preferably Lucy West) before he has completed his book of 'Dire and Disgusting Ditties', based on the alphabet. Rhymes, sauciness, letters, irony, comedy, comic characters, Ure has thrown in the lot to create a proper little turn-on for reluctant to read boys. Hooray too for Donnelly's humorous black and white drawings, which complement effectively the whole tone and fun of this must-buy book.
