Hero
Johnson, Catherine, 1962-2002
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A story rich with authentic period detail and atmosphere, with a delightfully spirited heroine, Hero, 'the toughest girl in London'.Hero's father has been taken away to be sent back to the slave plantation, and Hero has been forced to move in with cruel relations in the East End of London. But Hero's father was a prizefighter, the best in the country, and Hero has inherited his fighting spirit. So when she decides to escape and rescue her father, she's ready to take on anyone who gets in her way . . .
Main title:
Hero / Catherine Johnson.
Author:
Johnson, Catherine, 1962-, author
Edition:
New pbk. ed.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Collation:
160 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2001.
Audience:
pyu; syl
ISBN:
01927519729780192751973
Dewey class:
FICX
Local class:
FIC.JFFICX
Language:
English
Index terms:
Language ArtsEnglishadventuresgirlsslavesslaveryLondon
BRN:
441181
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