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BfK No. 54 - January 1989

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover by Denis Ryan is taken from the Teen Tracks paperback of The Pigman's Legacy by Paul Zindel (0 00 672977 0, £2.25) to he published in April. We are grateful to Collins for help in using this illustration.

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A Problem for Mother Christmas

Ted Willis
(Macmillan Education Australia)
978-0330304610, RRP £1.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
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Beth's postman father has a special top secret mission: to deliver all Santa's mail to him in Lapland. Beth and her dog accompany him and are flown by helicopter (piloted by a woman) to the far north but, having sabotaged the plans of one would-be spy, they find themselves faced with further problems not the least of which is the disappearance of Father Christmas himself. I found the story unconvincing and the characters had no real depth to them. I fear that junior readers who bring to this book the same eager anticipation as I did will very likely be disappointed.

Reviewer: 
Jill Bennett
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