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Street Child (Essential Modern Classics) (Collins Modern Classics)

Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Children&#8217;s Books; UK ed. edition (8 Jan. 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0007311257
ISBN-13: 978-0007311255

Name: Street Child (Essential Modern Classics) (Collins Modern Classics)
SKU: 1577
Price: 3000 NGN
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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?

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