Play of a Pair of Jesus Boots

by Sylvia Sherry, Alan England Brooke (Adaptor)

This series offers a range of plays specially written or adapted for 11- to 14-year-olds for easy acting or reading aloud in class. Many have large casts. This book is a dramatization of Sylvia Sherry's story of life on Merseyside.

Genres: Childrens

60 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

To start, let me say I'm glad books like this are out there. I'm happy there are books about delinquent boys. I really am.

I just don't particularly want to read them.

Let me say further that this is a really good book about delinquent boys. Nevertheless, I have to say I never was interested in reading about them.

It's just me.

[Louise · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book with the strange name. The name seemed so bad I thought that the book must be great to have survived the decades and still be on reading lists. Well not really for me. It was ok, but I was never entranced, although you always have to like Liverpudlian speech.


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[Hann · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didnt enjoy this book. Felt it really dragged out.

[Stevo · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book

[Darren Pearce · Rating 3 out of 5]

I first read this book in around 1976/77, having originally enjoyed the spin off BBC kids tv series, Rocky O'Rourke. As someone who was born on Merseyside, and has subsequently spent many happy hours in the city whilst visiting (in order to watch Liverpool Football Club), I really enjoyed the depiction of life in the city during the 70's, which wasn't a great time - mass unemployment and much social hardship. In fact Liverpool FC was the one thing Liverpudlians could be proud of, as the team were the best in England and Europe at the time. The story is not particularly gripping, and I wouldn't recommend the book to anyone who does not have a link to Liverpool. However, it was nice to revisit a book as an adult that I enjoyed as a child. Just need the BBC to make the tv show available on DVD now!