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BfK 183 July 2010

July 1, 2010/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration by Richard Jones is from Rick Riordan’s The Red Pyramid, the first in ‘The Kane Chronicles’ series. Rick Riordan is interviewed by Julia Eccleshare (see Authorgraph). Thanks to Puffin Books for their help with this July cover.

New Talent

Tall Story

Candy Gourlay
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Editor's Choice

Me and You

Anthony Browne
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Articles

Editorial 183: July 2010
News and comment from the Editor.
Rhyme with Reason: Why Nursery Rhymes Matter
Caroline Sanderson discusses their importance.
Ten of the Best: Nursery Rhymes
Rosemary Stones chooses her top ten titles.
BfK Basics: Helping Your Child Enjoy Books and Reading
Jake Hope explains what libraries offer the very young.
25 Years of Journey to Jo’burg
Beverley Naidoo on the publishing history of a now classic title.
Windows into Illustration: Leigh Hodgkinson
Leigh Hodgkinson on how she went about illustrating Scrummy!
Authorgraph No.183: Rick Riordan
Rick Riordan interviewed by Julia Eccleshare.
BfK News: July 2010
Awards, News and Events.
Hal’s Reading Diary: July 2010
Roger Mills on the appeal of war stories to boy readers.
I Wish I’d written: Cathy Hopkins
Cathy Hopkins chooses The Secret Garden.
Good Reads: Fernwood School
Chosen by Year 7 (11-12 year-old) pupils from Fernwood School, Nottingham.
Classics in Short No.82: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Brian Alderson on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Mary Hoffman – Featured Author, August 2010
Andrea Reece talks to her about her latest novel, Troubadour.

Book Reviews

Oi, Caveboy!

Alan MacDonald
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The Prince of Mist

Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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The Girl Who Married a Ghost and other tales from Nigeria

Ifeoma Onyefulu
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Alice in Time

Penelope Bush
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Hooey Higgins and the Shark

Steve Voake
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Not Bad for a Bad Lad

Michael Morpurgo
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Tales of Princes and Princesses

Various Authors
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My Village: Rhymes from around the World

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Out of Shadows

Jason Wallace
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Who’s in Charge?

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