One of the most urgent and important books of the year, Pigeon English is full of tragedy and despair but also shot through with a fragile but unwavering strand of hope.
Harri Opoku is newly arrived on the run down London estate that will be his home. There’s much to learn; how to fit in, who to trust, what to fight for. Hari does all he can to keep a low profile and to run with the pack enough not to get caught out alone. But, when his friend is murdered, Harri’s unswerving determination to find out the truth makes him vulnerable. Very vulnerable.
Stephen Kelman pulls no punches in this frightening realistic portrait of growing up today.
Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister, Harrison Opoku lives on the ninth floor of a block of flats on a London housing estate. The (second) best runner in the whole of Year 7, Harri races through his new life in his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on in marker pen - unaware of the danger growing around him. But when a boy is knifed to death on the high street and a police appeal for witnesses draws only silence, Harri decides to start a murder investigation of his own.
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Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister, Harrison Opoku lives on the ninth floor of a block of flats on a London housing estate. The (second) best runner in the whole of Year 7, Harri races through his new life in his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on in marker pen - unaware of the danger growing around him.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Pigeon English and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Pigeon English features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Pigeon English was written by Stephen Kelman and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Pigeon English has 263 pages