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BfK 187 March 2011

March 1, 2011/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration by Mark Owen at Arcangel is from Julie Hearn’s Wreckers. Julie Hearn is interviewed by Nicholas Tucker. Thanks to Oxford University Press for their help with this March cover.

New Talent

Wood Angel

Erin Bow
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Editor's Choice

Come to Me, My Chickadee!

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Articles

Editorial 187: March 2011
News and comment from the Editor.
BfK Rising Talent 2011
Books for Keeps celebrates 12 stars in the making.
True Grit Revisited
Geoff Fox discusses the enduring appeal of Charles Portis's novel.
The Grimm Reader
Neil Philip explains the importance of the Grimms.
Windows into Illustration: Karin Littlewood
Karin Littlewood explains the technique and thinking behind the illustrations for Immi.
400 Years of the King James Bible
Michael Rosen explains how it came about.
Authorgraph No.187: Julie Hearn
Julie Hearn interviewed by Nicholas Tucker.
BfK News: March 2011
Exhibition and Awards.
Useful Organisations No.54: Book a Poet
Providing poets to perform their poetry.
Obituary: Brian Jacques
Jake Hope writes…
Obituary: Dick King-Smith
Laura Fraine writes…
Hal’s Reading Diary: March 2011
Roger Mills investigates the appeal of Diary of a Wimpy Kid to Hal.
I Wish I’d Written: Jonny Zucker
Jonny Zucker chooses Freak the Mighty.
Good Reads: Cockermouth School Kids Lit Quiz team
Chosen by Year 7/8 (11-13 year-old) members of the Cockermouth School Kids Lit Quiz team, UK champions of the Kids Lit Quiz.
Classics in Short No.86: Swallows and Amazons
Brian Alderson sails down the decades...
William Nicholson’s ‘The Wind on Fire’ Trilogy
Nicholas Tucker interviews William Nicholson.
Once Upon a Wartime: Classic War Stories for Children Exhibition
Kate Agnew visits the exhibition for Books for Keeps.
The Emerald Atlas: a debut novel of boundless energy
Nicholas Tucker talks to John Stephens about his first novel.
Enter the World of Happy! Giles Andreae’s Brand New Series
Exclusive World of Happy competition for Books for Keeps readers.
The Enchanted Country – Hampshire celebrates Ursula Moray Williams’ centenary
John Dunne on the exhibition which is touring venues in Hampshire and elsewhere.
An Interview with Andrew Peters
Andrea Reece talks to him about his new novel Ravenwood.

Book Reviews

Zog

Julia Donaldson
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Come to Me, My Chickadee!

Carol Thompson
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The Cloud

Hannah Cumming
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Tiny Little Fly

Michael Rosen
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Susan Laughs

Jeanne Willis
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The Giant Jam Sandwich

John Vernon Lord
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Copy Cat

Mark Birchall
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus

Judith Viorst
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Treason

Berlie Doherty
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Blade: Risking All

Tim Bowler
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Fallout

Sandra Glover
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Control Freak: Diary of a care leaver

Henrietta Bond
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