A Kestrel for a Knave

by Barry Hines | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0140029524 Global Overview for this book
Registered by lamelemon of București, Wallachia Romania on 2/25/2013
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7 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by lamelemon from București, Wallachia Romania on Monday, February 25, 2013
Billy Casper is a boy with nowhere to go and nothing to say.

He is part of the limbo generation of school leavers too old for lessons and too young to know anything about the outside world. He hates and he is hated. His family and friends are mean and tough and they're sure he's going to end up in big trouble. But Billy knows two things about his own world. He'll never work down the mines and he does know about animals. His only companion is his kestrel hawk, trained from the nest and, like himself, with the will to destroy or be destroyed.

Journal Entry 2 by lamelemon at București, Wallachia Romania on Monday, February 25, 2013
Reserved for the Alphabet VBB

Journal Entry 3 by lamelemon at București, Wallachia Romania on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Finished this impressive book during my holiday. Sensitive and very well written, an unexpected (for me) addition to the 1001 list a.k.a. a book I would probably have never chosen from the sales pile if it wasn't for the list.

Will travel to Lamilla on Monday, as she chose it from the greenbadger's Alphabet VBB.

Journal Entry 4 by lamelemon at București, Wallachia Romania on Monday, March 18, 2013

Released 11 yrs ago (3/18/2013 UTC) at București, Wallachia Romania

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Posted this evening

Journal Entry 5 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Arrived today, thank you. Looking forward to reading it. The notes on the margins look intriguing!

Journal Entry 6 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Monday, November 4, 2013
Reserved for EU 1001-library VBB

Journal Entry 7 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Monday, November 4, 2013
Taken from the box by Boekentrol.

Journal Entry 8 by Lamilla at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus on Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Released 10 yrs ago (11/27/2013 UTC) at Мінск / Minsk, Minsk Belarus

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You've found a travelling book. Hurray!
The book's journey continues by its finder's cooperation and creativity. By making a journal entry on this book, you can add to the book's story as it travels from reader to reader around the world.
Enjoy your reading!

Привет!
Спасибо, что нашли время зайти на сайт и сделать запись в журнале! Напишите, когда и где вы нашли книгу.
Перед тем, как попасть ко мне, она побывала в других уголках света. История ее путешествий записана на сайте, и теперь к ней добавился еще один пункт. Я очень рада, что она нашла нового читателя в вашем лице.

Journal Entry 9 by Boekentrol at Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Thursday, December 5, 2013
This book arrived safely with me today. Thanks, Lamilla, for sending it out. Like lamelemon, I would never have picked it, if it hadn't been on the list. Look forward to reading it.

Will see if there's a copy in the library yet. If not, or only one, I'll donate it to the library when I'm done reading.

Journal Entry 10 by Boekentrol at Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Friday, August 12, 2016
A very interesting book.
Hard to read at times, when the story I was reading suddenly hit home: maltreatment, hunger, loneliness.

I loved the way it was written. Billy's enthousiasm for his hawk nearly spat from the pages. A quick read, but very rich.

Journal Entry 11 by Boekentrol at Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands on Saturday, November 5, 2016

Released 7 yrs ago (11/5/2016 UTC) at Leeuwarden, Fryslân (Friesland) Netherlands

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This book continues its journey: it has been requested by Tizzalicious form the 1001-listed VBB.
Safe travels, little book & happy reading, Tizzalicious!

Journal Entry 12 by MMMaartje at Nieuwegein, Utrecht Netherlands on Friday, November 11, 2016
Thanks for the book, Boekentrol! And of course for organizing all those great 1001 VBBs!

Journal Entry 13 by MMMaartje at IJsselstein, Utrecht Netherlands on Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Released 6 yrs ago (2/14/2018 UTC) at IJsselstein, Utrecht Netherlands

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Sending this to Bloedengel in Belgium! Enjoy! :)

Journal Entry 14 by wingbloedengelwing at Vorselaar, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Saturday, February 17, 2018
Nice book and lots of nice people reading it before me !

Journal Entry 15 by wingbloedengelwing at Vorselaar, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Saturday, August 3, 2019
Well, it just isn't for me. Too little action, too much description. Let's see where it heads next !

Released 4 yrs ago (10/13/2019 UTC) at Eetcafé Bed & Breakfast Edelweiss in Turnhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium

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Goeie reis !

Journal Entry 17 by Urdavik at Turnhout, Antwerpen / Anvers Belgium on Tuesday, October 15, 2019
In transit.

Journal Entry 18 by Urdavik at St Fagans Museum of Welsh Culture in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Friday, October 25, 2019

Released 4 yrs ago (10/21/2019 UTC) at St Fagans Museum of Welsh Culture in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom

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Enjoy this book!

I found this book while I was in Cardiff. Now I'll leave it in London. Thank you all! Such an amazing book!

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