The Boyhood of Burglar Bill
Synopsis
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.Book details
- Author:
- Allan Ahlberg
- ISBN:
- 9780141913537
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780141321424, 9780141321424, 9780141321424
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Pages:
- N/A
- Reading age:
- 7-10
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2020-07-23
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2008
- Copyright by:
- Allan Ahlberg, 2
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Humor, Literature and Fiction