No Angels - Couverture rigide

Swindells, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0582848601 ISBN 13 : 9780582848603

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2005

Synopsis

Cold, hungry, lonely and scared, Nikki soon discovers that life on the streets of London is even tougher than she thought it would be.  Nick, though, is used to scraping together a living for himself and his family.  And whilst neither of them means to break the law, they soon find that isn’t as easy as it sounds.

Two teenagers, a hundred years apart, offer a compelling insight into homelessness in this powerful novel from the author of Stone Cold.

What are the themes?

Prejudice, courage, survival, family, loyalty, homelessness and injustice. Cross-curricular links to history, geography and PSHE are strong.

Teaching points

The intriguing and thought-provoking parallel narratives of Nikki in the present day and Nick in the mid-nineteenth century make this an ideal text for Key Stage 3 offering excellent cross-curricular links. Linguistic discussion is provoked by the extensive use of historical dialect.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

What’s the hook?

The intriguing and thought-provoking parallel narratives gives quite unique perspectives on the subject of homelessness.

What are the themes?

Prejudice, courage, survival, family, loyalty, homelessness and injustice.  Cross-curricular links to history, geography and PSHE are strong.

Teaching points?

The intriguing and thought-provoking parallel narratives of Nikki in the present day and Nick in the mid-nineteenth century make this an ideal text for Key Stage 3 offering excellent cross-curricular links.  Linguistic discussion is provoked by the extensive use of historical dialect.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0582848601
• ISBN 13: 9780582848603
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible