The Pavee and the Buffer Girl
Published on 15. March 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-911370-04-8 (ISBN)
Description
Jim and his family have halted by Dundray and the education people have been round mouthing the law. In school the Traveller kids suffer at the hands of teachers and other pupils alike, called 'tinker-stinkers', 'dirty gyps' and worse. Then the punches start. The only friendly face is Kit, a settled girl who takes Jim under her wing and teaches him to read in the great cathedral chamber of the cave below the town. With Kit and the reading, Jim seems to have found a way to exist in Dundray, but everyday prejudice and a shocking act of violence see his life uprooted once again.
Reviews / Votes
"smart, clear-eyed, unsentimental; tough but full of truth" - PATRICK NESS "Smart, clear-eyed, unsentimental; tough but full of truth" -- Patrick Ness "A sensitive portrayal of traveller life, this graphic novel is beautifully written and illustrated" -- INIS Magazine "Emma Shoard's artwork sings with the beauty of the Irish landscape, underscoring the point that Jim's family has nowhere to rest in their ancestral home" -- Amnesty UK "A story of few words, great heart and lingering impact" -- GuardianMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 years
Illustrations
Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
305 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911370-04-8 (9781911370048)
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Persons
Emma Shoard is an illustrator and printmaker who graduated in 2011 from Kingston University's Illustration & Animation course. She also works part-time as a bookseller for Daunt Books. Emma has twice been longlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal for her work on Siobhan Dowd's The Pavee and the Buffer Girl and Mal Peet's The Family Tree.
Siobhan Dowd was a highly regarded author, winning the Branford Boase Award, the Bisto Award and, posthumously, the Carnegie Medal. She worked in human rights in the UK and America, particularly for writers' organisation PEN. 'The Pavee and the BufferGirl' was her first story, followed by four remarkable novels written before her death at age 47 in 2007. Her legacy includes the Siobhan Dowd Trust, working to bring books to deprived children, and 'A Monster Calls', a novel adapted by Patrick Ness from one of her ideas.
Siobhan Dowd was a highly regarded author, winning the Branford Boase Award, the Bisto Award and, posthumously, the Carnegie Medal. She worked in human rights in the UK and America, particularly for writers' organisation PEN. 'The Pavee and the BufferGirl' was her first story, followed by four remarkable novels written before her death at age 47 in 2007. Her legacy includes the Siobhan Dowd Trust, working to bring books to deprived children, and 'A Monster Calls', a novel adapted by Patrick Ness from one of her ideas.