lanesra 4,007 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 as above, runaways. also a book called smith. about a young pick pocket boy set in the victorian times. no earlier than that, anyway gets sent to highgate prison to await hanging. wont spoil it, cos its still worth a read now. tried findin the book called smith , no luck mate , do you remember the author Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Toms midnight garden My little lass has just finished this classic. I was chuffed to bits that she loved it as much as i did as a kid. Yes it's awesome my 8 year old son read it and enjoyed it so much it made me want to read it again which I did... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 3,040 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 the old man and the sea by ernest hemmingway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
"Earth!" 503 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Mine was the book i found under my sisters exboyfriends car seat.. so many photos of pretty ladies with their boobies out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulk73 151 Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 book called "The Run Aways" .... about a lad runs away from detention centre (i think , memory not as it was lol) and a cheetah who has escaped from local wild life centre , based in the english countryside , the lad gets involved with an old poacher and the cheetah is entwined in his adventures , my discription sounds terrible but it was rivertin when i was a kid, anyone else read this book . I read it ,front cover was the heads of the boy and the cheetah pointing in the same direction , I was fanatical about mythology when i was about 9 or 10 and I loved stories of the greek gods and stuff ,my teacher at the time gave me 2 old books Homers the iliad and the odyssey , I read them over and over again even though I was to young to really appreciate them , still got them in my mums house brilliant . just found it on google .... smiler the lad was known as , 1972 it was released but i must off read it late 70s , there was 2 follow ons so im buyin the 3 off them , see if i can relive my youth never knew there was 2 follow on books. can you let me have the titles. pls. cheers mate. p.s cant remember the auther of the book smith. try googling it smith pick pocket boy, or simalar and see what comes up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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