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A Kestrel For A Knave


Book Description
Billy Casper is a boy with nowhere to go and nothing to say; part of the limbo generation of school leavers too old for lessons and too young to know anything about the outside world. He hates and he is hated. His family and friends are mean and tough and they're sure he's going to end up in big trouble. But Billy knows two things about his own world. He'll never work down the mines and he does kn... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (5 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages160
ISBN-10B002HIJSPQ
Publication Date/1980
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About Barry Hines (Author) : Barry Hines is a published author of young adult books. Published credits of Barry Hines include A "Kestrel for a Knave", A Kestrel for a Knave (York Notes), New Windmills: A Kestrel for a Knave (New ... more
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