Title: The hard man of the swings
Description: Growing up poor and neglected in post-World War II England, young Mick, longing to be part of a loving family as he is shuttled from home to home, must harden himself against disappointment and cruelty--and, finally, against the abusive father he only recently met.
Subjects: Fiction, Child abuse, Abandoned children, Family problems, Poverty, Young adult fiction, Bildungsromans
Places: England