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by Melvin Burgess · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · 216 pages
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Billy Elliot es una conmovedora novela juvenil escrita por Melvin Burgess. La historia se desarrolla en una comunidad minera durante una huelga, donde Billy, un joven con talento para el baile, lucha contra los prejuicios y estereotipos de género para perseguir su sueño de convertirse en bailarín. A pesar de la oposición de su padre, quien desea que Billy practique boxeo, el protagonista encuentra apoyo en una profesora de ballet que lo anima a seguir su pasión. Esta inspiradora historia destaca la importancia de la perseverancia, la superación de obstáculos y la aceptación de uno mismo, transmitiendo un mensaje positivo sobre la igualdad y la libertad individual.

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.