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BfK 182 May 2010

May 1, 2010/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover is from Mary Hooper’s latest book, Fallen Grace, to be published on 7 June (978 0 7475 9913 5, £8.99 hbk). Mary Hooper is interviewed by Julia Eccleshare. Thanks to Bloomsbury for their help with this May cover.

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Montacute House

Lucy Jago
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Editor's Choice

Everybody was a baby once

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Articles

Editorial 182: May 2010
News and comment from the Editor.
Once bitten: the fang bang fiction of Stephenie Meyer
Nicholas Tucker analyses the appeal of the vampire.
Ten of the Best: Poetry Books for Children
Morag Styles chooses her top ten titles.
Children’s Laureate Anthony Browne on appreciating picture books
Anthony Browne discusses Chris Van Allsburg’s The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
The Catcher in the Rye
Clive Barnes assesses the influence of Salinger’s classic novel.
Authorgraph No.182: Mary Hooper
Mary Hooper interviewed by Julia Eccleshare.
Hal’s Reading Diary: May 2010
Roger Mills tries to avoid being a pushy parent.
BfK News: May 2010
Awards * Obituary * Events * Letter
Obituary: William Mayne
Brian Alderson writes…
I Wish I’d Written: Peter Hunt
Peter Hunt chooses Perry Nodelman’s The Hidden Adult – Defining Children’s Literature.
Good Reads: Truro School
Chosen by year 7 and 8 (11-13 year-old) members of the Junior Readers Group, Truro School, Cornwall.
Classics in Short No.81: The Sword in the Stone
Brian Alderson on T H White’s The Sword in the Stone.

Book Reviews

When I Was Joe

Keren David
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Prisoner of the Inquisition

Theresa Breslin
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Striker Boy

Jonny Zucker
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Need

Carrie Jones
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Stolen

Lucy Christopher
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The Stone Crown

Malcolm Walker
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Guilt Trip

Anne Cassidy
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The Worst of Me

Kate le Vann
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The Way We Work

David Macaulay, Richard Walker
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The Most Precious Present in the World

Becky Edwards
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The Fox and the Hen

Eric Battut
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Don’t Let the Aliens Get My Marvellous Mum!

Gillian Shields
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