A fictional account of the experiences of Jim Jarvis, a young orphan who escapes the workhouse in 1860’s London and survives brutal treatment and desparate circumstances until he is taken in by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the city’s “ragged” children.
- ISBN: 9780531068649
- Author: Doherty, Berlie.
- Published: 1994, Orchard Books
- Themes: homeless, London, Orphans, Survival
- Descriptors: England (UK), Historical Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14)
- No. of pages: 154