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The Girl In The Yellow Hat: The Jetty War
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9780645218930
ISBN13:
9780645218930
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$11.00
Jake arrives home from boarding school for the summer holidays of 1957. In his town, many still wear the scars of World War II, but times are changing. Jake discovers that his friends are at war with the immigrant kids, and they have formed a gang that he is forced to join. Then a girl in a yellow hat shows him a random act of kindness, but she is one of the enemy. A secret friendship develops, then Jake's mentor, Ben, tells him that it is up to his generation to bring their divided community together. However, Jake sees it as an impossible task to give to twelve-year-olds.Each gang has its own jetty, and a crisis develops when one of the jetties is about to be demolished. The gangs unite, and they take control of a situation that the adults have failed to understand.Jake tells the story some sixty years later, and the reader gets to learn how the events changed the lives of the main characters as well as their community. It is a feel-good story that gives a nostalgic insight into the nineteen fifties.
| Author: Robert Hawes |
| Publisher: Smile Time |
| Publication Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: 180 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0645218936 |
| ISBN-13: 9780645218930 |
The Girl In The Yellow Hat: The Jetty War
$11.00
Jake arrives home from boarding school for the summer holidays of 1957. In his town, many still wear the scars of World War II, but times are changing. Jake discovers that his friends are at war with the immigrant kids, and they have formed a gang that he is forced to join. Then a girl in a yellow hat shows him a random act of kindness, but she is one of the enemy. A secret friendship develops, then Jake's mentor, Ben, tells him that it is up to his generation to bring their divided community together. However, Jake sees it as an impossible task to give to twelve-year-olds.Each gang has its own jetty, and a crisis develops when one of the jetties is about to be demolished. The gangs unite, and they take control of a situation that the adults have failed to understand.Jake tells the story some sixty years later, and the reader gets to learn how the events changed the lives of the main characters as well as their community. It is a feel-good story that gives a nostalgic insight into the nineteen fifties.
| Author: Robert Hawes |
| Publisher: Smile Time |
| Publication Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
| Number of Pages: 180 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0645218936 |
| ISBN-13: 9780645218930 |
