Bike Run
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BfK No. 51 - July 1988
Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is by Andrew Tiffen from a new collection by Michael Rosen, The Hypnotiser, published by Andre Deutsch (0 233 97929 8, £5.95). We are grateful to Andre Deutsch for help in using this.
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Illustrated by Anne Magill
(Young Lions)
978-0006728061, RRP £2.50, Paperback
10-14 Middle/Secondary
Sensitive, well-written story of a girl who wants an expensive bike, and takes on a paper round to get it. Authentic school scenes and banter; well-managed family episodes. The girl is Asian, and the prejudices in a Northern town are finely caught. The harsher edges could have been pushed more, for this writer has the skill to involve the young in the issues she touches upon. Older juniors, younger secondary children will talk about this one.
