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Street Child (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780008726454)
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Berlie Doherty
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xThe 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?
Author: Berlie Doherty
ISBN-10: 0008726450
ISBN-13: 9780008726454
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2025
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 12398 / Street Child
By Berlie Doherty
xBorn in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Berlie Doherty is the youngest of three children. She has been a social worker, a journalist, a teacher, and, for the past fifteen years, a writer.
Berlie has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, for 'Grannie was a Buffer Girl' in 1987 and for 'Dear Nobody' in 1992. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
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