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BfK No. 68 - May 1991

Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is from Let's Go Home, Little Bear by Martin Waddell and illustrated by Barbara Firth (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Walker Books and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.

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Geordie Racer

Christopher Russell
 Aileen Raistrick
(BBC Books)
978-0563347705, RRP £2.99, Paperback
8-10 Junior/Middle
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Spuggy Hilton and his dog Plod are back from 'Look and Read' and this time find themselves unwillingly involved in a series of robberies in and around Newcastle. Spugg's family has two passions: road running and racing pigeons. It's the vocabulary and atmosphere of the racing of both kinds that gives this book its richness, depth and colour. We live the excitements of despatch night and the despair at the apparent non-return of Blue Flash. Following the mysterious sequence of events with fresh clues on almost every page is enthralling - Does Blue Flash return? Are the robbers caught? My Y4s had seen it on television, but promised not to tell until I'd finished!

Reviewer: 
Pam Harwood
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