Sleeping with the Blackbirds
Alex Pearl
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I originally wrote it for my kids. I guess I wanted to show them that not all kids in the world had it as easy as they did. But then I realized that the book could do some real good by raising money for the national charity, Centrepoint, which does fantastic work for homeless youngsters.
At least £1.00 per copy sold is paid to Centrepoint Soho, a registered charity for homeless young people. Registered charity no. 292411.
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Eleven-year-old schoolboy, Roy Nuttersley has been dealt a pretty raw deal. While hideous parents show him precious little in the way of love and affection, school bullies make his life a misery. So Roy takes comfort in looking after the birds in his suburban garden, and in return the birds hatch a series of ambitious schemes to protect their new friend.
As with the best-laid plans, however, these get blown completely off course – and as a result the lives of both Roy and his arch tormentor, Harry Hodges are turned upside down. While Harry has a close encounter with God, Roy embarks on a voyage of discovery that draws in and impacts on everyone around him, including the local police, his headmaster and the national media. Where will it all end, and will life ever be quite the same for Roy Nuttersley?
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“A delightful fairy story that deals sensitively and compellingly with real, modern-day issues like homelessness, single mums and abusive parents.”
George Layton, actor, screenwriter and author of bestsellers, ‘The Trick’, ‘The Swap’ and ‘The Fib’
“What an entrancing story. A real flight of fancy which will engage children in the plot and, at the same time, increase their understanding of real human relationships.”
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Paperback
pages pages
Author
Alex Pearl
Publisher
Pen Press
Publication date
1st June 2011
ISBN
9781180030135
