A gripping football-filled adventure based in the Romani community of 19th-century Sheffield.
This action-packed story is told through the eyes of young Lijah, as he navigates life and discovers football and the legendary Rab Howell.
"Quick history of Rab Howell: born in a wagon on a camp like yours about thirty years ago. He played for United and England, and was one of the best players I ever saw."
In this heart-stopping adventure, Richard O'Neill shows us an important and intriguing time in Britain that's sure to fascinate young readers.
Voices: A thrilling series showcasing some of the UK's finest writers for young people. Voices reflects the authentic, unsung stories of our past. Each story in the series shows that, even in times of great upheaval, a myriad of people have arrived on this island and made a home for themselves - from Roman times to the present day.
| ISBN: | 9781407199580 |
| Publication date: | 5th January 2023 |
| Author: | Richard O'Neill |
| Publisher: | Scholastic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 180 pages |
| Series: | Voices |
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A gripping football-filled adventure based in the Romani community of 19th-century Sheffield.
This action-packed story is told through the eyes of young Lijah, as he navigates life and discovers football and the legendary Rab Howell.
"Quick history of Rab Howell: born in a wagon on a camp like yours about thirty years ago. He played for United and England, and was one of the best players I ever saw."
In this heart-stopping adventure, Richard O'Neill shows us an important and intriguing time in Britain that's sure to fascinate young readers.
Voices: A thrilling series showcasing some of the UK's finest writers for young people. Voices reflects the authentic, unsung stories of our past. Each story in the series shows that, even in times of great upheaval, a myriad of people have arrived on this island and made a home for themselves - from Roman times to the present day.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Different Kind of Freedom and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
A Different Kind of Freedom features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Adventure Stories, Historical Fiction, Sporting Stories, True Stories, Football , People / Places, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity, Romani (Romany), Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ball games and sports, Sports, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), History, Modern Indic languages, Indic, East Indo-European and Dravidian languages, Language qualifiers
A Different Kind of Freedom is available in Paperback
A Different Kind of Freedom was written by Richard O'Neill and published by Scholastic
A Different Kind of Freedom has 180 pages
Yes it is part of Voices series
£6.29
