Dr Monsoon Taggert's Amazing Finishing Academy and Wolf Pie
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Cover story
On the front of BfK this month is the cover of Yesterday by Adèle Geras. The artwork is by Carolyn Piggford. This book is one from the 'Teenage Memoirs' series published by Walker (see the article, All Their Yesterdays, in this issue) and Adèle, of course, is the subject of our Authorgraph - see centre-spread. Our thanks to Walker Books for their help in using this illustration.
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Jennifer Saunders
Arabella Armitage's parents have stuffed her with titbits since she was a baby. At school in movement class she makes a mountain shape without even trying - and she's miserable. The story changes gear into fantasy when she meets Monty the talking dog on her way to Dr Taggart's Slimming Academy. Meeting the human-eating Ogre who offers her some left-over minstrel to eat, and Lady Carmen who can't stop eating cake, teaches Arabella to re-think her eating. Jennifer Saunders' controlled reading is sympathetic, showing both the humour and the serious message.