Seaside yarn wins Blue Peter award

A CLASSIC seaside adventure tale has landed the Blue Peter Book Of The Year award for Zimbabwe-born former sports correspondent Lauren St John.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Mar 2011, 14:58 BST

Updated 1st Mar 2011, 22:55 BST

Her Dead Man's Cove, set in Cornwall, impressed judges with its exploits of 11-year-old amateur sleuth Laura Marlin.