Ages 8 to 11 years Jorge lives in a shanty town on the outskirtsof Paris. Bill, a controller, has an army of childthieves at his command-and Jorge is oneof them.
Jorge lives in a shanty town on the outskirtsof Paris. Bill, a controller, has an army of childthieves at his command-and Jorge is oneof them.
But soon Jorge faces an even bigger threat.
His home is to be bulldozed. Where will Jorgesleep? What will happen to his friends, Ada and Gino? Could a burgeoning friendship withAustralian chef, Sticky-Ricky, help Jorge to stop Billand save the army of child-thieves? And will he doit before he loses Ada forever?
Jorge can't keep fighting to live-now he mustlive to fight.
A harrowing, humbling story about one boy'sdesperation to escape a life of crippling poverty.
'A Cardboard Palace reads like a modern Dickens story set in Paris, giving a voice to trafficked Romany children who are forced to labour illegally for a pittance. [...] Jorge has been trained to steal wallets but ultimately he will steal your heart.' - Rosanne Hawke, author of Marrying Ameera
'A Cardboard Palace gives voice to displaced children.' - Susanne Gervay, author of the I Am Jack series
Included on the Children's Book Council of Australia 2018 Notables list.
Jorge lives in a shanty town on the outskirtsof Paris. Bill, a controller, has an army of childthieves at his command-and Jorge is oneof them.
But soon Jorge faces an even bigger threat.
His home is to be bulldozed. Where will Jorgesleep? What will happen to his friends, Ada and Gino? Could a burgeoning friendship withAustralian chef, Sticky-Ricky, help Jorge to stop Billand save the army of child-thieves? And will he doit before he loses Ada forever?
Jorge can't keep fighting to live-now he mustlive to fight.
A harrowing, humbling story about one boy'sdesperation to escape a life of crippling poverty.
'A Cardboard Palace reads like a modern Dickens story set in Paris, giving a voice to trafficked Romany children who are forced to labour illegally for a pittance. [...] Jorge has been trained to steal wallets but ultimately he will steal your heart.' - Rosanne Hawke, author of Marrying Ameera
'A Cardboard Palace gives voice to displaced children.' - Susanne Gervay, author of the I Am Jack series
Included on the Children's Book Council of Australia 2018 Notables list.
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