Billy Elliot : a novel
Burgess, Melvin2004
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Billy's mother is dead, and his father and brother are fiercely involved in the bitter miners' strike. Billy's father wants his son to learn to box, but Billy becomes fascinated by the grace and magic of ballet. Billy Elliot's tough, funny and heart-warming story is given new depth by best-selling author, Melvin Burgess. Billy's mother is dead, and his father and brother are fiercely involved in a bitter miners' fight that has split the local community. Billy's father wants his son to learn boxing, like he did and his father before him. But Billy is fascinated by the grace and magic of ballet and is determined to dance his way to a different future. Told from the differing viewpoints of Billy, his father and brother and his friend Michael, Melvin Burgess has captured the spirit of the original film screenplay while demonstrating the skill and inspiration he showed in his award-winning novel, Junk.
Main title:
Billy Elliot : a novel / Melvin Burgess ; based on a motion picture screenplay by Lee Hall.
Author:
Imprint:
Frome : Chicken House, 2001.
Collation:
155 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Film tie-in.
ISBN:
9781903434338 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.914Y
Language:
English
Related title:
Billy Elliot [electronic resource] : a novel
Subject:
Ballet dancers -- England, Northern -- FictionEngland, Northern -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- FictionMovie novelsYoung adult fictionTeenage FictionGeneralChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Sporting storiesInterest age: from c 11 yearsChildren's / Teenage fiction & true stories
BRN:
331447