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BfK No. 50 - May 1988

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover is by Ruth Brown and is taken from her latest book Ladybird, Ladybird published by Andersen Press (0 86264 200 0, £5.95). We are grateful to Andersen Press for help in using this.

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Locked in Time

Lois Duncan
(Puffin Books)
978-0140323801, RRP £3.99, Paperback
14+ Secondary/Adult
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Nore Robbins' father is a widower, recently remarried and living on his wife's estate in Louisiana, to which Nore has been invited for an extended visit. Gabe and Josie, Nore's stepbrother and sister, are at first friendly then become progressively hostile - finally attempting to kill her. With the help of a friend, Dave, Nore unravels the family's secret, discovering sinister links with witchcraft and almost losing her life in exposing the truth. Lois Duncan has an unerring instinct for what teenagers enjoy reading and her work exploits this to the full. She is, however, that rare thing - an author popular with teenagers who writes well enough to meet with adult approval. Her evocations of the individualistic scenery of the Southern States and her convincing characters compensate for the somewhat predictable nature of the storyline. Third years upwards will enjoy this - find a place for it in library or bookbox.

Reviewer: 
Val Randall
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