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The Boyhood of Burglar Bill

The Boyhood of Burglar Bill

Published in
2008
3.58
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Description

Coronation Year, 1953, and in Oldbury a Coronation football competition is organized. The boys from the bottom pitch get a team up, but there's no chance they'll win, of course. They're just the odds and sods - one of them is even a girl - but they're all football crazy and ready and eager to beat off the opposition. A funny and moving story of football and friendship in a world when the streets were full of kids and empty of cars. Not only for boys - and girls - of 9+, there's a real pull of nostalgia for adults as well. And, of course, for all lovers of football, whether on the pitch or in the park.
Age
7-10
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
192 pages

Why to read

  • Entertaining and humorous narrative
  • Insight into a child's perspective on right and wrong
  • Engaging characters and their development
  • Exploration of family dynamics and relationships