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The Pavee and the Buffer Girl

$17.26  Paperback
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Siobhan Dowd, Emma Shoard

  • The Pavee and the Buffer Girl
  • The Pavee and the Buffer Girl
    A stunning new teen and dyslexia-friendly edition of the moving story of lives lived on the edge of society and love in its many forms.

112 pages
Interest Age: 13 to 18
2019
ISBN: 9781781128794

Bullying, name-calling, and a new school face Jim when his family halt at Dundray. The town aren't happy that his community are there and it seems such an unfriendly place until he meets Kit. But acts of prejudice are constant, the threat to Jims family is building, and Kit's friendship isn't enough to stop the violence they face. A poignant and pertinent novella of the reality of life in a traveller community and the simple power of kindness.

A stunning story by the much-missed Siobhan Dowd, brought to life by Kate Greenaway Medal longlisted illustrator Emma Shoard.

Information for Adults: This book has a dyslexia-friendly layout, typeface and paperstock so that even more readers can enjoy it.

"I think the story burned within Siobhan. And I think the reason it burned within her was because it was also an act of compassion, of empathy, an act – dare I say it – of love."
- Patrick Ness