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A Cardboard Palace
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to heartfelt stories featuring courage and resilience in difficult circumstances. It follows a young boy's journey through adversity, highlighting themes of friendship and the struggle for a better future, all within a vibrant yet challenging setting. If you appreciate stories that inspire empathy and understanding, this book will surely resonate with you.
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See moreAges 8 to 11 years Jorge lives in a shanty town on the outskirtsof Paris. Bill, a controller, has an army of childthieves at his command-and Jorge is oneof them.
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Ages 8 to 11 years
Jorge lives in a shanty town on the outskirts of Paris. Bill, a controller, has an army of child thieves at his command—and Jorge is one of them. But soon Jorge faces an even bigger threat. His home is to be bulldozed. Where will Jorge sleep? What will happen to his friends, Ada and Gino?
Could a burgeoning friendship with Australian chef, Sticky-Ricky, help Jorge to stop Bill and save the army of child-thieves? And will he do it before he loses Ada forever? Jorge can't keep fighting to live—now he must live to fight. A harrowing, humbling story about one boy's desperation to escape a life of crippling poverty.
A Cardboard Palace reads like a modern Dickens story set in Paris, giving a voice to trafficked Romany children who are forced to labour illegally for a pittance. [...] Jorge has been trained to steal wallets but ultimately he will steal your heart.' - Rosanne Hawke, author of Marrying Ameera
A Cardboard Palace gives voice to displaced children.' - Susanne Gervay, author of the I Am Jack series
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A Cardboard Palace by Allayne L. Webster is praised for its sensitive portrayal of trafficked and displaced children, likened to a modern Dickens story set in Paris. The story of Jorge, a young boy trained to steal, captures hearts with its themes of courage and survival.
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ISBN: 9781925227253
Publisher: MidnightSun Publishing Pty
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2017
Country: Australia
Imprint: MidnightSun Publishing Pty
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: Children
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Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 144
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