Street Child

Street Child
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The unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children’s homes.When his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.Struggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends… only to be snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe.Will Jim ever manage to be free?

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Berlie Doherty. Street Child

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Note to Readers

Why You’ll Love This Book By Julia Golding

Julia Golding

TELL ME YOUR STORY, JIM

Chapter One. THE SHILLING PIE

Chapter Two. THE STICK MAN

Chapter Three. ROSIE AND JUDD

Chapter Four. THE WORKHOUSE

Chapter Five. BEHIND BARS

Chapter Six. TIP

Chapter Seven. THE WILD THING

Chapter Eight. THE CARPET-BEATERS

Chapter Nine. THE JAW OF THE IRON DOG

Chapter Ten. LAME BETSY

Chapter Eleven. THE SPITTING CROW

Chapter Twelve. SHRIMPS

Chapter Thirteen. THE LILY

Chapter Fourteen. THE WATERMAN’S ARMS

Chapter Fifteen. JOSH

Chapter Sixteen. BOY IN PAIN

Chapter Seventeen. THE MONSTER WEEPS

Chapter Eighteen. YOU CAN DO IT, BRUVVER

Chapter Nineteen. AWAY

Chapter Twenty. THE GREEN CARAVAN

Chapter Twenty-One. CIRCUS BOY

Chapter Twenty-Two. ON THE RUN AGAIN

Chapter Twenty-Three. SHRIMPS AGAIN

Chapter Twenty-Four. LOOKING FOR A DOCTOR

Chapter Twenty-Five. THE RAGGED SCHOOL

Chapter Twenty-Six. GOODBYE, BRUVVER

Chapter Twenty-Seven. BARNIE

THE END OF THE STORY

Author’s Note

The History of Barnardo’s

TELL ME YOUR STORY, EMILY AND LIZZIE

Chapter One. TAKE US WITH YOU, MA

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With thanks to the children of Lynne Healy’s class at Dobcroft Junior School in Sheffield, who helped me with their advice and enthusiasm, and to Priscilla Hodgson, Deborah Walters, Mike Higginbottom, the Barnardo Library, Dickens House, The Ellesmere Port Boat Museum and Sheffield Libraries, who all helped me with their knowledge.

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Chapter Twenty-Two – On the Run Again

Chapter Twenty-Three– Shrimps Again

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