{"product_id":"street-child-9780008726454","title":"Street Child","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe unforgettable tale of an orphan in Victorian London, based on the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his mother dies, Jim Jarvis is left all alone in London. He is sent to the workhouse but quickly escapes, choosing a hard life on the streets of the city over the confines of the workhouse walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStruggling to survive, Jim finally finds some friends... only to be snatched away and made to work for the remorselessly cruel Grimy Nick, constantly guarded by his vicious dog, Snipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Jim ever manage to be free?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, Berlie Doherty is the youngest of three children. She has been a social worker, a journalist, a teacher, and, for the past fifteen years, a writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBerlie has twice won the prestigious Carnegie Medal, for 'Grannie was a Buffer Girl' in 1987 and for 'Dear Nobody' in 1992. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720959721746,"sku":"9780008726454","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c1e71dd-95dd-4395-9434-6a7bf1b5e69d.jpg?v=1762943047","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/street-child-9780008726454","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}