Street Child
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Jim Jarvis is a runaway. He has fled the dark and terrible workhouse where he was dumped when his mother died. But London in the 1860s is a dangerous and lonely place, and life is a constant battle for survival. Just when Jim finally finds some friends, he is snatched away and enslaved by the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick. Constantly watched and hounded by Nick’s vicious dog, Snipe, will Jim ever be free? From Carnegie Medal winner Berlie Doherty, this gripping adventure is based on the true story of the orphan whose plight inspired Doctor Barnardo to set up his famous children’s refuge.
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Product Details
Catalogue number
2748 in Schools Catalogue 2024–25
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780007311255
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Date published
September 3rd, 2009
Accelerated Reader
AR book level: 5.1; Middle years; 5.0 points
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- 208 pages
Condition
New
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What kids think
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Thebookreviewer01
on 10 December 2017I read it in class and it is a heart breaking book
5 out of 5 -
Brambs4life
on 25 December 2016I have read this book and it can get quite strange so not the book for me
2 out of 5 -
Maddie2005
on 13 April 2016This book is very touching I will not explain a lot of this book if I do there is no point of reading it so all I am going to say is this is based in the Victorian times.
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Selinda769
on 7 April 2016we read this before and I Nearly started to cry because this is so sad but really good!
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Jasmine-1602
on 27 March 2016It is very enthusiastic and it is very heart breaking the boy doesn’t get anything to eat only a piece of stale bread each day well I actually mean evening. His mother is very mean to him. He is very sad it is very good you should read it! I rate it as a five loved it really nice I rate this to you all. Please do reply If you love books like street child. It is very funny as well so yes read it.
5 out of 5 -
Fried-Freddie-Fish
on 10 March 2016I t was very good and I liked how it was half related to real events. I definetly think you should read this book!😄
5 out of 5 -
bright303
on 19 February 2016I read this book with my class when we were learning about the workhouse. We had found the book really interesting.
4 out of 5 -
123booklover
on 17 February 2016This was a really good book.
5 out of 5 -
SUPERSTAR14
on 12 February 2016It is very nice story. We all had started reading Street child. I loved it and it is very true story about Jim Jarvis.
5 out of 5 -
XXmegzXX
on 14 May 2015I really liked this book and I thought it had great description of Jim Jarvis. Reccommend this to everyone!
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roxie13star
on 7 May 2015Read it in classss….was okkkk
3 out of 5 -
rockrockin
on 2 March 2015i think this is a victoiraian story
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I-LOVE-BOOKS-12345
on 15 January 2015we are reading this book in year 5 because of our topic the VICTORIANS when my teacher was reading it she got a bit emotional and the ending was a bit weird
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loliam9
on 6 November 2014street child is an amazing but sad book and I would recommend this book for 9 and above
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nastyboots
on 10 March 2014My teacher read my class this book in year 5 as part of our Victorian topic. I liked it a lot but I thought the ending was a bit strange.
4 out of 5 -
crazykitty
on 9 March 2014Love this book I f feel sorry for him because his mum dies when hes young I dont know what I would do without my mum
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Leahka99
on 8 March 2014I love this book so much
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alibaba4
on 8 March 2014A sad but true book
5 out of 5 -
Potterfan7
on 8 March 2014I read this book at school and loved it, i bought it and couldnt stop flicking the pages. Snipe, the mean and sly dog, is exceptionally horrible. This book is very emotional, so tissues at the ready!
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Readingwizard55
on 7 March 2014This book is a really heart clenching emotional book about the life of a orphan Jim Jarvis.
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Princess2205
on 6 March 2014I love this book at times its so emotional and funny grimy Nick is a nasty character .this book is very good for me i am really enjoying it so exited to read more 😃😃😃
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Spidergirl
on 6 March 2014This book tarted good them just dragged on a bit not for me
2 out of 5 -
Lottiedxx
on 27 January 2014It has great word choices! We are reading this in yr 5 and everyone is so intreged we have got to the bit when he has just tried to clean the carpet and is deciding wether to runaway but tip thinks he shouldnt
5 out of 5 -
emz1415
on 4 January 2014Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo BORING
1 out of 5 -
Honey-pops
on 30 October 2013it was fanstastic
5 out of 5 -
cuteiqra2013
on 13 July 2013So far so good im reading it in school with my class so it is kind of emotional and sad but it is kind of a true story so yeah… LOL :)
4 out of 5 -
lilmizdiva
on 26 June 2013Ok book
5 out of 5 -
CaitlinR12
on 11 April 2013Didn’t like it.
1 out of 5 -
onedirection514
on 9 April 2013so sad . hate the sound of gruel. i tried it on a victorian day
5 out of 5 -
1q2w3e
on 27 March 2013amazing we read it at school
5 out of 5 -
melone08
on 21 March 2013We were read this in year 4 and it was a great book!!
4 out of 5 -
Milly99
on 14 March 2013Hi my teacher read this to me and my class I liked it
5 out of 5 -
Isma8132
on 13 March 2013It is the most interesting book ever. I read it with school when we were learning about the victorian era. In that term I learned how lucky I am to be educated. I also learned about the workhouse as the author described it very well!! I would rate it 10 out of 10 That user Isma is my other account made a new on saw my other user then remembered it si now i’ve got 2 accounts
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amylou215
on 13 March 2013I read this book a while ago, and the story is very intriguing. Definitely worth a read if you like history, or the Victorian era. It’s the modern-day take on Oliver Twist.
4 out of 5 -
asha112501
on 10 March 2013We read this as a class last year and I absolutely loved it! I cried and felt empathy for Jim but I wish it told you what happened to his sisters
4 out of 5 -
xxChocolateBoxGirlxx
on 9 March 2013This book was okay, but it wasnt really my type
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Isma
on 9 March 2013It is the most interesting book ever. I read it with school when we were learning about the victorian era. In that term I learned how lucky I am to be educated. I also learned about the workhouse as the author described it very well!! I would rate it 10 out of 10
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clarh066
on 8 March 2013really i dont like old fashioned books
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Jenkoboom
on 8 March 2013Brill
5 out of 5 -
lillycutety874
on 8 March 2013I adored this book it really made me feel that I am really lucky to have a home
5 out of 5 -
rockstar101
on 8 March 2013this book is amazing
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AgentTigerlily132
on 8 March 2013Great book read it with my class x
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supercoolcharm
on 7 March 2013This is a wonderful book. It is set in Victorian London. It is about an orphan, Jim Jarvis, who escapes a workhouse but faces many challenges. I liked this book as it shows what life was like for the Street children in the Victorian era. I recommend this book for all ages.
5 out of 5 -
emzy500
on 7 March 2013this book is good and a intresting read i recomend this book ages 12-100!!!! very good!
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chloehudson
on 7 March 2013AMAZING
5 out of 5 -
MSK
on 6 March 2013This is a wonderful book. It is set in Victorian London. It is about an orphan, Jim Jarvis, who escapes a workhouse but faces many challenges. I liked this book as it shows what life was like for the Street children in the Victorian era. I recommend this book for all ages.
5 out of 5 -
rahul2313
on 6 March 2013the coolest book ever verry good book
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bouncybunny
on 5 March 2013I read this in school it gos in to detail a lot but I didn’t liked it much ,not really my kinda book
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Rimmy786
on 5 March 2013This is an amazing book and i read it only a few years ago but i still can imagine the story in my head noe.This novel is full of emotion and mystery in how Jim survives and struggles.
5 out of 5 -
Paradise56
on 5 March 2013this book is interesting to read
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TheMileLongBookshelfBlog
on 5 March 2013One word – incredible. <3
4 out of 5 -
ellis8
on 5 March 2013ok.some bits good
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1224aleeza
on 4 March 2013This is a great book and is a great heart warming story
5 out of 5 -
lap312i
on 4 March 2013this book really touched me
4 out of 5 -
samcharlie123
on 4 March 2013Street Child is a really good book! I love the detail it goes into when describing the workhouse. We read it at school when learning about the Victorians.
5 out of 5 -
natashakrywald
on 4 March 2013its heart warming
5 out of 5 -
a11timehorses
on 4 March 2013I read this book in school it is amazing!
5 out of 5 -
CaptainThunderDan
on 4 March 2013This book is really emotional and touching. It is about a young boy who is very poor and one day comes home to find his mother is dead. Sorry for the spoiler, though there is much more to the book:)
5 out of 5 -
Smellyelle
on 4 March 2013I loved this book. I would tell everyone to read it.
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1Dluver2002
on 4 March 2013this is a heart touching story
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powerpush22
on 4 March 2013This book was very moving and made me think about the differences from now and the victorian era!
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abirnawi20
on 3 March 2013Really heart-warming
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jenko006
on 28 February 2013I REAAD THIS WITH MY CLASS AND I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT!BUT IT MADE ME WANT TO CRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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lovsmiley
on 28 February 2013i loved this book !!
5 out of 5 -
Book-Addict
on 28 February 2013We read this book in class and it was so amazing! We loved every bit of it and one day we read 10 chapters in one day and still never got bored. At first we never knew it was based on a true story! This book makes you want to read it more and more! Some boy in my class didn’t like reading books now he never wanted to stop reading it! Some bits are so moving, like Grimy Nick, Shrimp, Rosie’s Granddad,Tip and the work house. BEST BOOK EVER!
5 out of 5 -
booklover12366
on 25 February 2013I done this book with my class! I loved it and it was very interesting.
5 out of 5 -
lollypop61
on 23 February 2013definate wanna read
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bookworm212
on 21 February 2013THIS WAS A GOOD BOOK BUT IT DIDNT MAKE SENCE TO ME I DIDNT KNOW WHERE HE WAS OR WHAT HE WAS DOING IT WAS OKAY BUT NOT FOR ME IT NEEDS PICTURES SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND IT BETTER.
3 out of 5 -
booklover360
on 18 February 2013read this book in class it was really good
5 out of 5 -
AbbyBromo
on 17 February 2013We are reading it in class and it is BRILLIANT so far carn’t wait to read the rest of chapter 8 and see if he escapes
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strawberryfairy
on 15 February 2013cool
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lollypo3547
on 18 January 2013in class i am reading this book and i think that its a great book but its a bit sad now i`m doing drama too .
5 out of 5 -
123456711
on 21 November 2012I am reading this bookin class.
IT IS BRILLIANT.
5 out of 5 -
thunderball72
on 6 November 2012Loved this book read it in class one of the best books i have ever read.
5 out of 5 -
Joshuaboo4
on 23 October 2012Read this in class and it was mazing😃 Overall awesome book!!
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Meemz86
on 16 October 2012I love this book I read it in class
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littleturtle262
on 1 July 2012A great fiction story about a non fiction boy, Jim Jarvis and his life living on the streets and workhouse.
4 out of 5 -
simpson22
on 30 April 2012not a bad book even though i only read a little. i would recomend it with the reviews i have read.
3 out of 5 -
secret7
on 22 April 2012I read this book in class and it was AMAZING, I lOVED it.
5 out of 5 -
saphirelillyrose
on 19 April 2012I read this in my class in school because we where finding out about victorian life BUT ITS SO SAD BUT THE HOLE CLASS LOVED IT THOUGH!!!
5 out of 5 -
inezglitter
on 9 April 2012This book is a very sad book but still very interesting and it is very touching about Jim Jarvis All the same GREAT BOOK THAT I WOULD RECCOMEND TO ANYBODY BETWEEN 9 AND ANY OTHER AGE UPWARDS
5 out of 5 -
GregHeffley86
on 8 April 2012This book is quite exciting, but nothing happy ever happens until the end! It’s all quite sad.
2 out of 5 -
Superangel24
on 2 April 2012I loved this book. A real heart rending story!
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kayleighpotter1
on 7 March 2012I think is a heart-rending masterpeice
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AwesomeDebora
on 6 March 2012I think that this book is very thoughtful and heart breaking to me. It makes me think about the book a lot because of the way it is written. The book is old but it is still original as if it is written now.
1 out of 5 -
garrygiggle
on 6 March 2012A great adventure
5 out of 5 -
pawprint2
on 5 March 2012this looks like a good book
5 out of 5 -
nikki657
on 4 March 2012this looks like a very good book to read cant wait to read it
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roberta31
on 3 March 2012When Jim Javis’s family find it hard to live, so their mother sends her daughters away and Jim to the workhouse. Will Jim manage to escape?
The best book I ever read!
5 out of 5 -
eve624860
on 3 March 2012it sounds heart breaking
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Booklover88
on 3 March 2012We read this at school and I enjoyed it greatly. It is not the kind of book I would pick off the bookshelf but I found it quite entertaining. I am not sure if I would be able to keep reading if I read it myself but our teacher is, fortunately, amazing at reading out novels and I found myself begging for more (as we read it in little sections.) Even though I love anything historical, I think if it had not been for our teacher’s reading talent I would not have enjoyed it as much. I found it lacking in similes and metaphors in some parts: you can never have enough description! All in all a great book but not the best I have ever read. By Matilda
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sweethart184
on 2 March 2012a lovely book
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ehm
on 2 March 2012I am reading this as a class novel and it is great, well what I have read of it anyway!!! It is about a poor Victorian boy who is shoved into a workhouse.
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angelslater
on 2 March 2012this looks like a very good book to read
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mosspants
on 1 March 2012I love this book. i have this in school and its great.
5 out of 5 -
Bookworm81
on 29 February 2012I read this book in Year 5 and loved it, I want to read it again and again.
5 out of 5 -
10000madison
on 22 February 2012this is okay but many year 5 kids should read it
1 out of 5 -
emilyb31
on 19 February 2012read it as a guided reading book loved it
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street
on 19 September 2011my opinion is that it is a really interesting/sad book about a poor Victorian family who gets split up.
5 out of 5 -
King100
on 7 June 2011Extremely good book I enjoyed it so much it was wriiten perfectly. Read it go on.
5 out of 5 -
phia3008
on 3 June 2011hi everyone my mum bought this book for me in easter but i haven’t read it yet! it looks awesome! from phia3008 x
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XxShOrOuQxX
on 1 May 2011street child, really an interesting name, it’s just so exciting, i want to wake up in the morning and find it next to me. my father promised me he is going to buy it for me in my birthday.
5 out of 5 -
HorseT
on 3 April 2011I think this book is really going to be a great book even I haven’t read it
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barbie444
on 12 March 2011I HAVE NOT READ IT BUT IT SOUNDS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODD
5 out of 5 -
mango34
on 9 March 2011i have not read it but i hope it will be amazing because it sounds amazing
4 out of 5 -
jessie2301
on 7 March 2011this book is asome!!if you don’t hav it then get off your lazy but and BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bookworm597
on 6 March 2011i havent read this yet but it sounds aw some
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chatabox01373301482
on 4 March 2011This is a sad book if i read it again i would cry fo about 10 muinits
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Blossom24
on 3 March 2011Good
4 out of 5 -
nas231
on 3 March 2011This book is great i read it in school but it is a very sad book and it was actually true i hope jill and his two sisters okay but i feel really sorry for there mum because she died.
5 out of 5 -
HazStedman156
on 3 March 2011Street Child is a great book, because it is very sad thinking about Jim Jarvis who was based on a real childs story.
Very Emotional I give it * (5 stars)
5 out of 5 -
trolleytroltrol1
on 2 March 2011I thourghly enjoyed this book because it was sooooo adventures !!! well done Berlie doherty
5 out of 5 -
hippo28
on 18 February 2011brilliant!
5 out of 5 -
millymogmoo
on 11 February 2011this book is great my teacherread it to our class i would 100 pesently reccomend this book by AMELIA i loved so i would give this 3 million stars.
4 out of 5
Gibbler
on 18 July 2020
The depression and heroism is written beautifully! Would strongly recommend it for readers 9-11 years old.