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Original Title:	A Kestrel for a Knave
ISBN:	0141184981 (ISBN13: 9780141184982)
Edition Language:	English

A Kestrel for a Knave

Barry Hines

Paperback | Pages: 208 pages

Rating: 4 | 4501 Users | 316 Reviews

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Title	:	A Kestrel for a Knave
Author	:	Barry Hines
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Penguin Modern Classics
Pages	:	Pages: 208 pages
Published	:	May 25th 2000 by Penguin (first published 1968)
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics

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Life is tough and cheerless for Billy Casper, a troubled teenager growing up in the small Yorkshire mining town of Barnsley. Treated as a failure at school, and unhappy at home, Billy discovers a new passion in life when he finds Kes, a kestrel hawk. Billy identifies with her silent strength and she inspires in him the trust and love that nothing else can, discovering through her the passion missing from his life. Barry Hines's acclaimed novel continues to reach new generations of teenagers and adults with its powerful story of survival in a tough, joyless world.

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Beautifully written and raw with emotion. We shouldnt kid ourselves that children dont still live with this level of deprivation - social and emotional. Not all children are academically bright or are nurtured to be but most will have hidden depths just waiting to be uncovered. The ending is shocking but inevitable and leaves us wondering what sort of life Billy will have now. It doesnt bear thinking about.4 stars because so much of the dialogue is skippable.

Although I havent seen the film Kes, I can well understand how the book would lend itself to film. The story line is simple and, alas, predictable. It wasnt an easy read for me for reasons Ill try to explain. Stylistically I found it hard nothing to do with Yorkshire dialect, I grew up in Yorks. It was something I couldnt quite put my finger on. It may be mental tiredness on my part, coupled with a touch of heat stroke perhaps, (being a wimpy Brit) which buggered up my concentration. A more

Sharp as a knife, the language in this book about a tough boy and the love for his bird. Works wonderfully well.

Me encantan los títulos de Impedimenta. Explorando su catálogo descubrí este libro y me llamó mucho la atención. Como es bastante complicado de encontrar lo compré en audiolibro y la narración no me ha gustado. Me ponía muy nervioso y he estado a punto de dejarlo en varias ocasiones.Billy Casper es un chico que está siempre por la calle haciendo fechorías. Su padre les abandonó, su madre nunca está en casa y su hermanastro le desprecia y le acosa, al igual que sus compañeros de clase. Un día, se

'A Kestrel for a Knave' is very close to home for me. It's author, Barry Hines is a native of my local landscape. The council estate setting reminds me of my childhood years. The British education system of the 1950's and 1960's is starkly portrayed with a clarity that evokes it's regimented ranks of private canings, corporal punishments and major failings. There were very many personal memories that resurfaced while reading this book. I knew many a Billy Casper. The home life too was familiar.

False alarum - came across this book as a youngster (can't say "when I was smaller" because I didn't grow much further). I remember crying like a real cry baby at the injustice of it all and then the film was on at the local odeon and cried some more. It starred the lad who played Oliver in Lionel Bart's brilliant rendition of Dickens's masterpiece.So pretty much done and dusted.

I read this as part of my English Literature GCSE over 15 years ago (!) and I think our class picked this over the other options because it was the shortest. And we got to watch the film after reading it. At the time I found it quite interesting, as its set in the North of England and depicted a level of poverty Id seen first hand (although perhaps not in such a prolific way as Billy himself is described as being in). Its a lovely and ultimately sad story of a lonely boy and his friendship with