Description
| Product ID: | 9780007311255 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics |
| Title: | Street Child |
| Authors: | Author: Berlie Doherty |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), London, Greater London, c 1800 to c 1900, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes. The 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? |
| Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2009-09-03 |
