Street child
Doherty, Berlie2025
Book
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?
Main title:
Street child / Berlie Doherty.
Author:
Doherty, Berlie, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2025.
Collation:
xii, 174 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1993.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780008726454 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914JF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3911203