Street Child - Far From Home by Berlie Doherty

Street Child

Published : January 1, 1995 by HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN : 9780006740209 (ISBN10: 0006740200)
Language : English
312 pages

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 desperate circumstances until he is taken in by Dr. Barnardo, founder of a school for the city's "ragged" children
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Far From Home: The sisters of Street Child

Published : January 1, 2015 by HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
ISBN : 9780007578696 (ISBN10: 0007578695)
Language : English
322 pages

The sisters of STREET CHILD tell their story…

A companion novel to bestselling story of Victorian orphan Jim Jarvis based on the founding of Dr Barnardo’s homes for children.

When Jim Jarvis is separated from his sisters, Lizzie and Emily, he thinks he will never see them again. Now for the first time, the bestselling author of STREET CHILD reveals what happened to his orphaned sisters.

In Victorian London, Lizzie and Emily are left in the care of a cook but their story takes them to the mills of northern England. There, under the keen eyes of the mill owners, the girls are made to work in harsh conditions and any chance of escape is sorely tempting…

An incredible new STREET CHILD story based on the true experiences of Victorian mill girls.