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Essential Modern Classics - Street Child Book

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.Read More

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  • Foyles

    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?

  • TheBookPeople

    Berlie Doherty's Street Child is a powerful and moving story with themes of cruelty and injustice. Set in Victorian times, it follows the plight of orphan boy Jim Jarvis, who struggles to survive in the face of poverty and homelessness.This is a classic book about humanity and resillience and is based on a real-life story of the boy who inspired the establishment of Dr. Barnardo's children's homes. Berlie Doherty has twice won the Carnegie Medal.

  • BookDepository

    Street Child : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9780007311255 : 0007311257 : 14 Sep 2009 : 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.

  • RedHouse

    Street Child is based on the life of a real boy living in Victorian London and is an eye-opener for children learning about the plight of homeless children in this era.

  • 0007311257
  • 9780007311255
  • Berlie Doherty
  • 3 September 2009
  • HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 208
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