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Rent-a-Genius

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BfK No. 80 - May 1993

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is taken from Think of an Eel, Karen Wallace, ill. Mike Bostock, published by Walker (0 7445 2250 1, £6.99) - see the article 'Facts... With the Freshness of Fiction'  for more about this book and others in the 'Read and Wonder' series. We are grateful to Walker Books for their help in using this illustration.

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Rent-a-Genius

Gillian Cross
Illustrated by Glenys Ambrus
(Puffin)
978-0140361308, RRP £4.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
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A light-hearted account of how Sophy Simpson, who loves to give advice, sets up her own problem-solving service and finds herself with one very big problem of her own to overcome: how to deal with all her customers' troubles at the same time. The author makes effective use of dialogue in this fun story for junior solo readers.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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