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BfK No. 143 - November 2003

Cover Story

This issue's cover illustration is from John Burningham's Borka. Burningham's work is discussed by Brian Alderson. Thanks to Random House Children's Books for their help with this November cover.

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Faking It

Pete Johnson
(Puffin Books)
192pp, 978-0141315423, RRP £4.99, Paperback
10-14 Middle/Secondary
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Teenage street cred figures large in the lively and amusing diary of Will. He more or less kids himself into an imaginary, glamorous actress girlfriend, who then can't be unimagined without severe loss of face in his laddish social circle. This is a fast, page-turning read, not all angst and teen yearning; there's a strong hint of a romantic and sensitive side to our Will and his mate, tubby Barney, that underpins the more light-hearted and stereotypical situations that the lads land themselves in. Well worth trying with Johnson fans and boy readers who require a realistic read, not boy wizards and Hobbits.

Reviewer: 
David Bennett
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