For Tom Brennan, life is about rugby, mates and family - until a night of celebration changes his life forever. Tom's world explodes as his brother Daniel is sent to jail and the Brennans are forced to leave the small town Tom's lived in his whole life. Tom is a survivor, but he needs a ticket out o
Tattered Tom: The Story of a Street Arab
β Scribed by Jr. Horatio Alger
- Book ID
- 110777489
- Publisher
- Otbebookpublishing
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Series
- Classics to Go
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9783958645479
- ASIN
- B073ZGHGVG
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A homeless girl lives by her wits on the streets of New York until it is discovered that she's the long-lost heir to a fortune. In the preface of this book, Alger alerts his readers that Tattered Tom is a girl. She wears a skirt but defends herself admirably against everyone, including her abusive guardian, Margeret.
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