Dreaming of Larry
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Our cover illustration this month is by Shirley Hughes from The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook (see her article in this issue), published by Bodley Head (0 370 31516 2) at £8.99. We thank them for their help in reproducing an illustration from the book.
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15-year-old Judith falls for an older boy, and from then on the plot hinges on will-they-or-won't-they have sex while Judith is Under Age (they don't, but it's a near thing), and on Judith's discovery of a link between her ancestors and Larry's. The relationship isn't brought to life as successfully as Abe's and Marianne's in Jean Ure's 'Thursday' series, but the realistic portrayal of teenage concerns and conversations will appeal to adolescent girls.
