Nicholas Dane
By: Melvin Burgess
Publisher: Andersen
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9781842701812
Subjects: Boys; Death; Mothers; Child molesters; Institutional care; Fiction
Description: When Nick's mother dies unexpectedly, the 14 year old is sent straight into a boy's home. There he learns that violence and intimidation keep order. The deputy head Mr Creal grooms Nick with sweets and solace until he can take no more and escapes into a life of crime with a modern Fagin and cheeful boy named Rasta.