by Melvin Burgess · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434891081
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«Billy Elliot» is the young adult novel by Melvin Burgess, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
In an English mining town marked by a major strike, Billy, who has lost his mother, is taken by his father to boxing classes. There he discovers ballet and falls in love with dance, although those around him disapprove. The novel recounts his determination to overcome prejudice and gender stereotypes.
It belongs to the El Barco de Vapor Roja collection (no. 144). The Spanish edition, translated by María Dolores Crispín, comes from the original English of 2001, based on the screenplay by Lee Hall.
Suitable for readers aged 10 to 14, it tells a story of effort, dance and breaking gender stereotypes.
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.
