Paperback, 80 pages
English language
Published July 4, 1997 by Longman.
A Kestrel for a Knave
by Barry Hines
4 stars
(3 reviews)
Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a disillusioned teenager growing up in a small Yorkshire mining town. Violence is commonplace and he is frequently cold and hungry. Yet he is determined to be a survivor and when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk he discovers a passion in life. Billy identifies with her proud silence and she inspired in him the trust and love that nothing else can. Intense and raw and bitingly honest, A KETREL FOR A KNAVE was first published in 1968 and was also madeinto a highly acclaimed film, 'Kes', directed by Ken Loach.
Subjects
- English literature: literary criticism
- Methodist Churches
- Methodism
- English
- Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)
- United Kingdom, Great Britain
- For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & GCSE