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Item Details
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HIT THE ROAD, JACK
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| By: |
Mimi Thebo |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
000714279X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780007142798 |
| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
12 November, 2004 |
| Pages: |
160 |
| Description: |
Jack is determined to find his missing father. He tracks him down to the seamy side of town and an underworld that has no place in modern society. A second thought-provoking book from this lively new author. |
| Synopsis: |
Jack is determined to find his missing father. He tracks him down to the seamy side of town and an underworld that has no place in modern society. A second thought-provoking book from this lively new author.A wonderfully original story to follow this author's debut as a children's author with Wipe Out. As in Wipe Out, the book follows a child through a difficult journey but humour and hope spreads through the novel, giving it that feel-good factor at the end.Jack decides to track down his father when his mother announces she is to re-marry. Jack is a bit of a geek - he's a whizz-kid into nutritional values of food and goes to a school for gifted children. It's this that introduces the element of humour to the novel, through his friendships at school with other equally gifted kids.During Jack's search, he befriends a homeless Big Issue seller, plus dog, and a Black soul singer and soul music is a feature of the novel. The two men try to dissuade Jack from finding his father, since they know he lives with the a `no-good bunch of hobos' who live on the streets, funded by crime and even child abuse.Written in Mimi Thebo's distinctive voice, this second novel is sure to attract attention. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
HarperCollins |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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