Street of Tall People
Set in the East End of London in 1936, this is the story of an unlikely friendship between a Jewish and a Gentile boy during the upsurge of fascist violence ledby Oswald Moseley and his Blackshirts. Jimmy and Benny are adversaries in a boxing match before they become friends. Jimmy lives in a tenament with his newly widowed mother; Benny comes from a large Orthodox Jewish family. The discovery that Jimmy's mother's new friend Mr Searleis a Blackshirt has a profound effect on their relationship and places Jimmy in an agonizing dilemna. A vivid and compelling story that raises issues that have many parallels today.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4440-0390-1
- EAN: 9781444003901
- Produktnummer: 22941190
- Verlag: Hachette Children's Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 221 KB
- Sonstiges: Ab 9 - 11 J.
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Alan Gibbons
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