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      Kestrel for a Knave

      by Barry Hines
      Published
      May 1999
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      Harshly unsentimental, this novel tells the story of the remarkable relationship between the desperate Billy, a friendless boy living in a soulless northern town, and the equally destructive, fierce kestrel, Kes, which he raises from the nest.

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      Literary

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      First Edition May 1999 Penguin ISBN13 9780141181394 ISBN10 0141181397
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      Jan 1973 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780140029529 ISBN10 0140029524
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      Apr 1996 Harcourt International ISBN13 9780435124601 ISBN10 0435124609
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      Mar 2010 Penguin UK ISBN13 9780141903835 ISBN10 014190383X
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      Mar 2002 Dales Large Print ISBN13 9781842621417 ISBN10 1842621416
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