Lizzie (The Travellers) - Softcover

Hayes, Rosemary; Hayes Rosemary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781279691 ISBN 13: 9781781279694

Publisher: Ransom Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

Lizzie's time in Year 6 is coming to an end. All her 'gorger' (non gypsy) friends are going on to secondary school but Lizzie's dad wants her to stay back at the Traveller site and mind the younger kids so her mum can earn money as a cleaner. Lizzie may not be much good at reading or writing but she is a really talented artist. Both her friend Tess and her art teacher are sure she could get into art college, given half a chance. But how will she find that chance? And how could she possibly get her dad to agree to such an outlandish plan? The series 'The Travellers' is based on real life situations and follows what happens when a group of Romany gypsies come to live in a newly created council site on the edge of a village. Romany traditions and history are subtly woven into these fast moving stories and each one is told from the viewpoint of a different character.

About this title

Review:

"Lizzie is a good book with lots of interesting descriptive words. Although it is a fiction book, it gives you good information about the travelling community. I like it because it is a nice, short book and would be suitable for younger teenage readers" Lauren Sutton, Balerno Community High for Teen Titles

About the Author:

Rosemary Hayes has written numerous books for children, many of which have been shortlisted for awards. She worked for Cambridge University Press and ran her own small educational publishing company, Anglia Young Books, specializing in curriculum-related historical fiction. She is currently a reader for a well known authors' advisory service and also runs creative writing workshops.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ransom Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1781279691
• ISBN 13: 9781781279694
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 102