A Kestrel for a Knave
of Barry Hines, Gareth Bennett-Ryan (Reading)
Description
Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Billy identifies with her silent strength and she inspires in him the trust and love that nothing else can, discovering through her the passion missing from his life. Barry Hines's acclaimed novel continues to reach new generations of teenagers and adults with its powerful story of survival in a tough, joyless world.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208 pages
- Publisher Penguin
- Publication Date May 25th 2000
- First Publication 10/28/68
- Language English
- ISBN 9780141184982
- Edition Penguin Modern Classics
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Yorkshire, England']
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