Say Goodnight, Gracie
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Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from The Ankle Grabber, written by Rose Impey and illustrated by Moira Kemp (1870817 07 9, £5.50). The book is published by Ragged Bears and is one of the Creepies series (for full details see page 4). We are grateful to Ragged Bears and Rose Impey for help in using this illustration.
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Morgan and Jimmy have grown up together. As older teenagers it's hard for them to separate love and friendship. That's half the book. The rest, after Jimmy's death in a car accident, concerns Morgan's attempts to cope. The cover gives away the plot, but the death is still a shock. The almost volcanic nature of what's being held down by Morgan, with little observable on the surface, is harrowing and intense. My only worry is that Morgan has such stable and sympathetic support - including a wonderful aunt who's a psychiatrist. How could others cope?

