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BfK 117 July 1999

July 1, 1999/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover is from J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in what is already a classic new series. The first two titles were Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Thanks to Bloomsbury Children’s Books for their help. Cover image based on original artwork by Cliff Wright

Articles

Editorial 117: July 1999
News and comment from the Editor.
Life Cycles, Journeys and Historical Stories
Margaret Mallett on new narrative non-fiction.
The Harry Potter Phenomenon
Caroline Horn analyses a rip-roaring publishing success.
Giving Text a Context
Joanna Oldham and Kathryn Warder on book adaptations and print literacy.
Authorgraph No.117: Jean Adamson
Jean Adamson interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.
Single Volume Encyclopedias
John Farndon compares three new children's encyclopedias.
BfK News: July 1999
Best Seller Chart * News * Prizes * People * Events * Publications * Letters to the Editor
Useful Organisations No.7
Film Education
I Wish I’d Written: Joyce Dunbar
Joyce Dunbar on Nicholas Allan’s The Bird
Good Reads: St Ronan’s National School
Reviews by pupils from St Ronan’s National School, Dublin
Classics in Short No.16: Mistress Masham’s Repose
Brian Alderson on Mistress Masham's Repose.

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