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 | A Kestrel for a Knave | Billy Caspar struggles at school, always in trouble, and has a tough home life too with an impoverished and irresponsible mum, absent dad, and nasty elder step-brother. But he finds a diversion and inspiration in training up his kestrel, but the struggle to manage normal life too just gives him more problems. Categories: non-speculative, classic |
| by Barry Hines | ||
| Score: 7.5 | ||
| Published: 1968 | ||
| Read: February 20th 2010 |
Comments
John said
Great, really enjoyable. Brilliant scenes at the school, with the visit to the headmaster and the football game being particularly good.