{"product_id":"9781925227253","title":"A Cardboard Palace","description":"Author: Allayne L. Webster\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925227253\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: MidnightSun Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAges 8 to 11 years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJorge lives in a shanty town on the outskirtsof Paris. Bill, a controller, has an army of childthieves at his command-and Jorge is oneof them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut soon Jorge faces an even bigger threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis home is to be bulldozed. Where will Jorgesleep? What will happen to his friends, Ada and Gino? Could a burgeoning friendship withAustralian chef, Sticky-Ricky, help Jorge to stop Billand save the army of child-thieves? And will he doit before he loses Ada forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJorge can't keep fighting to live-now he mustlive to fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA harrowing, humbling story about one boy'sdesperation to escape a life of crippling poverty.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A Cardboard Palace reads like a modern Dickens\u0026amp;nbsp;story set in Paris, giving a voice to trafficked Romany\u0026amp;nbsp;children who are forced to labour illegally for a\u0026amp;nbsp;pittance. [...] Jorge has been trained to steal wallets\u0026amp;nbsp;but ultimately he will steal your heart.\u003c\/i\u003e' -\u0026amp;nbsp;Rosanne Hawke, author of \u003ci\u003eMarrying Ameera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA Cardboard Palace gives voice to displaced children\u003c\/i\u003e.' -\u0026amp;nbsp;Susanne Gervay, author of the \u003ci\u003eI Am Jack\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncluded on the Children's Book Council of Australia 2018 Notables list.\u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46688056344734,"sku":"ADS-9781925227253","price":17.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925227253.jpg?v=1775631421","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925227253","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}