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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

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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

Poetry – From Reading to Writing: A Classroom Guide for Ages 7-11

Robert Hull
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Calamity Jack

Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
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No and Me

Delphine de Vigan
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Where I Belong

Gillian Cross
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Catherine’s Story

Genevieve Moore
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When Daddy’s Truck Picks Me Up

Jana Novotny Hunter
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Everybody was a baby once

Allan Ahlberg
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Let’s Save the Animals

Frances Barry
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Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure

Inga Moore
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Bone by Bone by Bone

Tony Johnston
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The Carbon Diaries 2017

Saci Lloyd
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Reading the Novels of Aidan Chambers: Seven Essays

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