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BfK No. 82 - September 1993

Cover Story
The illustration on our cover this month is by Ted Dewan from Inside Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures. This book was written by Steve Parker and published by Dorling Kindersley, to whom we are grateful for their help in using this illustration.

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Along a Lonely Road

Catherine Sefton
(Puffin Books)
978-0140348538, RRP £3.50, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
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Life on the remote Irish headland of Dooney is quiet and self-contained for Ruth, her sister Katya, brother James and their mother. Sefton carefully weaves the cocoon of this harsh but secure existence before shattering it with the arrival of the Gettigans, who imprison the family in their own home as they attempt to retrieve and remove gold bullion hidden nearby. It's Ruth who orchestrates much of the action which saves the family - hers is the 'lonely road' of the title. No tale of unlikely heroism; the low-key narrative style and down-to-earth denouement of this thriller make it utterly convincing. This is excellent storytelling-tense, well-paced and ideal for reading aloud to Years 7 and 8.

Reviewer: 
Val Randall
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