The Boyhood of Burglar Bill
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- £4.99
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
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This is real jumpers for goalposts stuff! Written about a time when children were active and free from the shackles of 'elf & safety, allowed to take risks and learn some harsh lessons in cause and effect and conscience. I love this book! For the children of today and the children of yesterday.