Street Child
by Berlie Doherty
Taste attributes: historicaldramafastwholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeA historical novel that sits near the middle on every taste dimension: nothing pushed to extremes.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
A fictional account of the experiences of Jim Jarvis, a young orphan who escapes the workhouse in 1860's London and survives brutal treatment and desparate circumstances until he is taken in by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the city's "ragged" children.
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- Author
- Berlie Doherty
- Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 152
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- Source
- Open Library
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