Street Child (Essential Modern Classics)

Author(s): Berlie Doherty

Childrens

Read the story of Jim Jarvis, the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes. Now published into the Essential Modern Classics list. When his mother dies Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse, but quickly escapes chosing 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?

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Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780007311255
  • : HarperCollins Publishers
  • : HarperCollins Children's Books
  • : 0.21
  • : September 2009
  • : 197mm x 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 208
  • : Paperback
  • : Berlie Doherty