New boy : Othello retold /
Tracy Chevalier
Bok · Engelsk · 2017
| Omfang | 188 pages ;
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| Opplysninger | Formerly CIP.. - She noticed him before anyone else...Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat's son Osei Kokote knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day - so he's lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can't stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players - teachers and pupils alike - will never be the same again. The tragedy of Othello is transposed to a 1970s suburban Washington schoolyard, where kids fall in and out of love with each other before lunchtime, and practise a casual racism picked up from their parents and teachers. Watching over the shoulders of four 11-year-olds - Osei, Dee, Ian, and his reluctant 'girlfriend' Mimi - Tracy Chevalier's powerful drama of friends torn apart by jealousy, bullying and betrayal will leave you reeling --
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| Emner | Othello , (Fictitious character from Shakespeare)
Shakespeare, William, , 1564-1616. : Othello Betrayal Friendship Vis mer... |
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| ISBN | 9781781090312. - 9781781090329
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