The Return of the Baked Bean
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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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Illustrated by Matthew Martin
The Terrific family - yes, they really are called that - have been going strong since Me and Barry Terrific which was, well, terrific! Enough! Gina's best friend deserts her after stardom in a TV commercial and Dad's in love with a rodeo-riding policewoman. Gina decides that running away with the Baked Bean is the answer. Our romantic solitary wanderer is quickly joined by Waxhead, an inland surfer searching for the sea. Together their adventures sweep along perilously like the Bean in the flood itself. Plenty of opportunity for characterisation so it makes a great read-aloud and the terrific title (Ooops!) ensures it stays off the shelves.
