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The 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?
“A brilliant and moving book.” Julia Golding, award-winning author of ‘The Diamond of Drury Lane’
Born in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Berlie Doherty is the youngest of three children. She has been a social worker, a journalist, a teacher, and, for the past fifteen years, a writer.
Berlie has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, for ‘Grannie was a Buffer Girl’ in 1987 and for ‘Dear Nobody’ in 1992. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.
| Author | Berlie Doherty |
|---|---|
| Book Formats | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
| Ideal age | 9 Years and up |
| Language | English |
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years.
In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio.
In Percy’s fifth and final adventure a prophecy suggests that, when he reaches sixteen, the fate of the whole world will rest in his hands. This son of Poseidon and American teenager must battle Kronos, the King of the Titans, before he destroys the world, starting with New York.
Percy must make a dangerous trip to Hades and win over the Gods to do his bidding. He has the help of most of his demigod friends, but one of them is a traitor, revealing his plans to the enemy.
The two girls in his life are both behaving strangely. Is either of them romantically interested in Percy?
Witty, touching, sad and gripping by turn; this is a satisfying finale to an exciting series.
A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from David Walliams, number one bestseller and one of the fastest growing children’s author across the globe.Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact.You see, Joe’s rich. Really, really rich. Joe’s got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He’s the wealthiest twelve-year-old in the land.Yes, Joe has absolutely everything he could possibly want. But there’s just one thing he really needs: a friend…
