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|title=Rebecca Is Always Right
|author=Anna Carey
|rating=3.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=First things first: I must admit that I chose to review this book entirely based on its title. After all, what better book to keep on the coffee table and brandish at my husband when I'm making a point? What I did not realise when I volunteered is that it is the fourth book in a series that began in 2011 with ''The Real Rebecca'', for which Anna Carey won the Senior Children's Book prize at the Irish Book Awards. This has its advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, you can tell that the characters are established and well-rounded. On the other hand, there are such frequent references to past events – presumably, adventures from the previous three books – that it is clear this is an instalment in an ongoing story and not a stand-alone book.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847175651</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|title=How To Be A Conservative
|summary=Judith Kerr wrote the classic [[The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr|The Tiger Who Came to Tea]], and now she is back with ''The Crocodile Under the Bed'', which I’m fairly certain is going to join it in classic status before too long. This time, Matty is a little boy who wants desperately to go to the party but he gets sick so can’t go. He’s having no fun, but there’s somebody who is pretty sure he can help with that; the crocodile under the bed…
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007586752</amazonuk>
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