Out of the air : five plays for radio
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Stan Barstow Books
June 28, 1928 – August 1, 2011
Joby
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this novel is by the author of A Kind of Loving. 11-year-old Joby finds the world of August 1939 a disturbing place in which to be growing up.
A Kind of Loving
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Adapted by Sue Gee from 'A kind of loving' by Stan Barstow.
A Kind of Loving
- 264 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Vic Brown is attracted to the beautiful but demanding Ingrid. As their relationship grows and changes he comes to terms - the hard way - with adult life and what it really means to love. Set in the 1960s, the novel raises issues against a clearly-evoked social and historical context.
Reading Modern Fiction
- 80 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Die Modelle bestehen aus einer Textsammlung und einer detaillierten Unterrichtsbeschreibung. Es ist jeweils eine thematische Unterrichtsreihe von ca. 20 Stunden beschrieben. 'Reading Modern Fiction' führt in das extensive Lesen eines längeren literarischen Textes ein und vermittelt die dazu notwendigen Techniken. Aus der Sicht des 12-jährigen Joby schildert der Kurzroman die Erlebniswelt eines Jungen der englischen Arbeiterklasse während des Übergangs von der Kindheit zur Pubertät.
