by Melvin Burgess · Chicken House Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781903434338
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«Billy Elliot» is the young adult novel by Melvin Burgess, published by Chicken House Ltd in paperback (160 pages, in English).
In a mining community in northern England, during the 1984 strike, Billy, a working-class boy, prefers ballet to the boxing his father wants for him. Fascinated by the ballet class that shares a building with the gym, he hides his hobby from his family while his teacher encourages him to dance.
Novelization of Lee Hall's screenplay for the film Billy Elliot. The narrative alternates between the viewpoints of Billy, his father, his brother, and his friend Michael. Published in 2001.
Aimed at a young adult audience and at readers wishing to discover the literary version of the film Billy Elliot.
Melvin Burgess is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author. For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
