Rumer Godden's The Diddakoi won the 1972 Whitbread Children's Book Award. Everyone in Kizzy's town hates her because she's half-gypsy – a diddakoi. But Kizzy doesn't care. All she needs is Gran and her horse, Joe. But when Gran dies and their wagon burns down, Kizzy is all alone. No one wants to look after her and her beloved Joe might get sent to the knacker's yard. Can Kizzy survive in a hostile world – and save Joe?
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A timeless children's classic about a Romani girl growing up in a hostile, close-knit village community.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780230769892
Publisert
2013-10-10
Utgiver
Vendor
Macmillan Children's Books
Vekt
118 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

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Om bidragsyterne

Rumer Godden was one of the UK’s most distinguished authors. She wrote many well-known and much-loved books for adults and children, including Black Narcissus and The Greengage Summer. She was awarded the OBE in 1993 and died in 1998, aged ninety.