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BfK No. 89 - November 1994

Cover Story
Our cover this month features King Kong, Anthony Browne’s new picture book published by Julie MacRae, to whom we’re most grateful for help in using this illustration.

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Letters from the Inside

John Marsden
(Macmillan Children's Books)
978-0330332934, RRP £3.99, Paperback
14+ Secondary/Adult
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Mandy and Tracey are two Australian teenagers who become pen pals, writing about the preoccupations of adolescence. However, things are never what they seem in this epistolary novel as it becomes clear that the 'inside' of the title refers both to internalised values and feelings and, for Tracey, to life behind bars. The shocks do not end here: the ending closely resembles Cormier's heart-stopping sting-in-the-tail approach, as the full horror of what has happened to both girls slowly dawns. Make this available to readers in Year 9 upwards: exposure to such masterly storytelling will enrich their own writing and experience.

Reviewer: 
Val Randall
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