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Nicholas Dane by Melvin Burgess · Booklabria

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Nicholas Dane

HistoryChildren's fiction

Nicholas Dane

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First published: 2009
Editions: 4 in 2 languages

Synopsis

When Nick's mother dies unexpectedly, the 14 year old is sent straight into a boy's home. There he learns that violence and intimidation keep order. The deputy head Mr Creal grooms Nick with sweets and solace until he can take no more and escapes into a life of crime with a modern Fagin and cheeful boy named Rasta.

Subjects: History
Children's fiction
Orphans
London
Coming of Age
Bildungsromans
Set in: England
Great Britain
Time: Elizabeth II, 1952-

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4 in 2 languages

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