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Review - Felicity Frobisher and the Three Headed Aldebaran Dust Devil - Marcus Chown

Science fiction by science writers...

A rarity here - science fiction that's aimed to some extent at girls (though the dust devil in question is male, so it isn't going to alienate the male reader). Aimed squarely at the 7 to 11 market, this is as a book that's as likely to be read to someone as read by them, and Chown makes it entertaining enough that the reader won't be bored.

To quote the woffle, 'When Felicity Frobisher is paid a visit by a Three-Headed Aldebaran Dust Devil, she has the most extraordinary day of her life. Travelling through wormholes, beating the school bullies, using the "Pan-Galactic Speaking Dictionary" to wow her French teacher, and even visiting an international space station - it's all possible when you are friends with a Three-Headed Aldebaran Dust Devil.' From that, it could be a touch embarrassing - trying too hard to appeal - but it isn't. Proof that science writers can approach a younger audience with their fiction.

Reviewed by Brian Clegg

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