Street Child

Berlie Doherty (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

146 Seiten

1995
Harpercollins (Verlag)
978-0-00-674020-9 (ISBN)

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When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is all alone in the workhouse and is desperate to escape. But, London in the 1860s is a dangerous place for a small boy and life is a constant battle for survival. When Jim finds some friends, he is snatched away and made to work for the cruel Grimy Nick, guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe. Will Jim ever be free?

Jim Jarvis is a runaway. When his mother dies, Jim is all alone in the workhouse and is desperate to escape. But, London in the 1860s is a dangerous and lonely place for a small boy and life is a constant battle for survival. Just when Jim finds some friends, he is snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe. Will Jim ever be free? Jim's gripping adventure is based on the true story of the orphan whose plight inspired Doctor Barnardo to set up his famous children's refuge. "A terrific adventure story, heart-warmingly poignant and a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. A magnificent story for the over-tens." - "Daily Mail".

Born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Berlie Doherty is the youngest of three children. She has been a social worker, a journalist, a teacher, and, for the past fifteen years, a writer. Berlie has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, for ‘Grannie was a Buffer Girl’ in 1987 and for ‘Dear Nobody’ in 1992. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.3.1995
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	111 x 178 mm
Gewicht	87 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
ISBN-10	0-00-674020-0 / 0006740200
ISBN-13	978-0-00-674020-9 / 9780006740209
Zustand	Neuware