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Hinton, Nigel

 
9781402243776: Walk the Wild Road

Synopsis

A runaway's fearless determination is brought to vivid life in this timeless adventure. Forced to flee his home by a cruel aristocrat, 13-year-old Leo must leave his poverty-stricken family behind and make his way through war-torn Poland in 1870. From encounters with greedy soldiers, to befriending a fellow runaway, to becoming a thief on the city streets, Leo is forced to grow up quickly. His only mission now is to find a new place to call home and earn what he needs to save the family he left behind. He has heard of a such place across the sea, and desperately searches to a way to reach America ...

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À propos de l'auteur

Nigel Hinton was born in 1941 in Britain during an air raid. He is the author of 16 books in the UK and is well known for his wonderful writing and endearing characters. He is the winner of the Silver Pen Award (Holland) for Collision Course, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Buddy, winner of the Children's Book Award (Shorter Novels category) in 1994 for The Finders, and recipient of the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year 1999 for Out of the Darkness.

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