Told from the differing male viewpoints of Billy, Jackie his dad and Michael his friend, this is the tough, heart-warming story of Billy Elliot with Melvin Burgess, author of Junk, adding power and even greater depth to the characters in this novel. The life of 12-year-old Billy, a coal-miner's son from Northern England is changed forever when he stumbles on a ballet class during his weekly boxing session. Before long he finds himslef wanting to dance and showing a raw talent seldom seen by the class teacher. But Billy knows he must keep his participation a secret. His mother is dead and his father and brother are fiercely involved in a bitter miner's strike; they wouldn't understand his fascination with ballet. This is Billy's gritty, poignant struggle to realise his talent and find a different future.
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Used availability for Melvin Burgess's Billy Elliot
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Hardback Editions
March 2002 : Library Binding
| Title: Billy Elliot Author(s): Melvin Burgess ISBN: 0-613-53967-2 / 978-0-613-53967-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Bt Bound Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Billy Elliot Author(s): Melvyn Burgess ISBN: 0-435-13061-7 / 978-0-435-13061-9 (UK edition) Publisher: New Windmills Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
October 2001 : Hardback
| Title: Billy Elliot (Spanish Edition) Author(s): Melvin Burgess ISBN: 0-613-86268-6 / 978-0-613-86268-4 (USA edition) Publisher: San Val Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
February 2007 : Paperback
| Title: "Billy Elliot": Level 3 (Penguin Longman Penguin Readers) Author(s): Melvyn Burgess ISBN: 1-4058-5000-0 / 978-1-4058-5000-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Billy Elliot Author(s): Melvin Burgess Publisher: The Chicken House Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
April 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Billy Elliot Author(s): Melvin Burgess ISBN: 0-439-31228-0 / 978-0-439-31228-8 (USA, UK, or Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Scholastic Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Billy Elliot Author(s): Melvin Burgess ISBN: 1-903434-33-5 / 9781903434338 (UK edition) Publisher: The Chicken House Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2001 : Paperback
| Title: Billy Elliot Author(s): Melvin Burgess ISBN: 0-439-31621-9 / 978-0-439-31621-7 (USA, UK, or Canada (English speaking) edition) Publisher: Scholastic Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
April 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Billy Elliot Author(s): Melvin Burgess ISBN: 1-4074-2284-7 / 978-1-4074-2284-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Whole Story Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
April 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Billy Elliot (adult edition) (unabridged audio book) Author(s): Melvin Burgess ISBN: 1-4074-2444-0 / 978-1-4074-2444-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Whole Story Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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