Without a Silver Spoon
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Without a Silver Spoon

by Eddie Iroh

1981•Family•114 pages

Taste attributes: familydramawholesomelightrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringunderdog triumphshuman spirit/resilience/survivalsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeWholesome and realistic: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.7 / 5

11 ratings

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About This Book

Winner of the International Board on Books for Young People, Certificate of Honour, this story for young people teaches the lesson that honesty is the best policy. Ure comes from a poor but honest family, and works as a houseboy to pay his own school fees. Towards the end of his primary school days he is accused of stealing money. He is saved by the well-placed total trust of his parents and his teacher.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyDramaUnderdog triumphsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

MemoirSelf-helpPersonal developmentMotivationInspirationOvercoming adversityPovertySuccess

Details

Author
Eddie Iroh
Published
1981
Pages
114
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