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Mar 22, 2017
Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
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A Kestrel for a Knave is a day in the very difficult life of a young man in a terribly poor part of England. Billy finds little happiness---not at home with his mother and brother, not at school with his (mostly) cruel teachers and taunting peers---in his life. It is only when he trains a hawk that he feels peace.
Because I work with many, many children who come from the 2017 American version of the main characters in Kestrel, I found the story to be like walking with a poor kid for a whole day. ...more
Because I work with many, many children who come from the 2017 American version of the main characters in Kestrel, I found the story to be like walking with a poor kid for a whole day. ...more
I first read this book at school when I was about twelve years old. Needless to say, I did not recall the details.
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