Just Be Gorgeous
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The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of The Book of the Banshee by Anne Fine (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Hamish Hamilton and we thank them for their help in using Derek Brazell's illustration.
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Parental expectations can be difficult things - Heidi struggles against the images conjured for her by her divorced parents. When she meets Jeffrey, a dancer busking for a living, she realises that what other people think doesn't matter. Jeffrey is gay, unconventional and misunderstood: what Heidi comes to understand is that this last is true of many people. Her growing self-awareness will strike chords with many teenagers - particularly girls. Barbara Wersba has produced another absolute winner!
