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9%OFFS. E. Durrant - Little Bits of Sky - 9780857633996 - V9780857633996
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Little Bits of Sky

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Description for Little Bits of Sky Paperback. It's 1987 and Ira and Zac are being uprooted once again, this time to Skilly House, a home for social care children. Their lives over the next few years are beautifully realised amongst the antipathy of the authorities, the drama of the poll tax riots and the moments of peace and hope Ira finds at Skilly and further afield. Illustrator(s): Harnett, Katie. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white chapter-head illustrations. BIC Classification: YFB; YFN. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
I've put this story together from the diaries I kept when Zac and I were children. I wrote them because I felt we were almost invisible and I wanted to make sure our story was told, and also in the hope that life would get better for the small unloved girl that was me, and my even smaller unloved brother. And if life didn't get better or at least more interesting I was going to make it up - to put in witches and castles and rides in fast cars. But I didn't need to. Life got exciting all by ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Nosy Crow Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
238g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857633996
SKU
V9780857633996
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About S. E. Durrant
Author S. E. Durrant spent her childhood in Scotland before moving to Leicestershire when she was twelve. She now lives in Brighton with her partner and two teenage children. Little Bits of Sky is her debut novel.

Reviews for Little Bits of Sky
'This remarkable debut novel reads as if written by an experienced children's author at the height of her powers. The story of looked-after siblings of 9 and 11, it is reminiscent of Jacqueline Wilson in its subject and Sharon Creech in its style and generosity of spirit. Instantly engaging, and sustaining emotional involvement throughout... this is an uplifting and convincing ... Read more

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