Street Child - Couverture rigide

Doherty, Berlie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 053108714X ISBN 13 : 9780531087145

Editeur : Orchard Books, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Doherty Berlie

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes. When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls. Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends. . .only to be snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe. Will Jim ever manage to be free?

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Orchard Books
• Date d'édition: 1994
• ISBN 10: 053108714X
• ISBN 13: 9780531087145
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 154