first impression Billy Elliot

The novel "Billy Elliot", written by Melvin Burgless is about Billy Elliot, his brother Tony, his father Jackie and his grandma Nan. Billy´s mother is dead.
The story tells about the problems of this miner family during the time of the goverment of Maggie Thachter.
There are two traditions in this family: The first thing ist everybody has to be a miner and the second is boys have to be a boxer. Both don`t fit to Billy.

tough lads

Billy loves dancing and music...
I recomment this book for teenager, because you are able to find these conflicts with the parents about hobbys in your own life. Especially it is interesting for german teenager, because the style of writing is good. The author writes how brithish people speak e.g.:"when me (my) dad and Tony are out in the picket line", "I dunno ( I don`t know )"
Also the changes of the perspectives are convenient to read.
You have to buy this book, it is a bargain, it costs only 12,20 p in the english bookshop of Konstanz.
175 words

Melvin Burgess

Maggie Thatcher

miner