| Description |
218 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2003 by Hodder Children's Books"--T.p. verso. |
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"Portions of this novel appeared in ... the magazines Panurge, Stand, and in A Kind of Heaven"--T.p. verso. |
| Indexed In: |
Bklst 03/15/2004 |
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SLJ May 2004 |
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PW 05/03/2004 |
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Kirkus 04/01/2004 |
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BCCB Recommended |
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Horn Bk May 2004 |
| Summary |
In 1962 England, despite observing his father's illness and the suffering of the fire-eating Mr. McNulty, as well as enduring abuse at school and the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bobby Burns and his family and friends still find reasons to rejoice in their lives and to have hope for the future. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader ATOS RL 3.6 5.0 PCMS GNET |
| Subject |
Conduct of life -- Fiction.
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Hope -- Fiction.
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Fiction.
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Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
0385731701 |
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