by Melvin Burgess · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788467589207
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«Billy Elliot» is the young adult novel by Melvin Burgess, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (216 pages, in Spanish).
After his mother's death, Billy grows up in a mining community in the midst of a strike. His father wants him to learn boxing, but Billy feels a passion for ballet, a hobby frowned upon in his town. The story shows how he pursues his dream amid family opposition and prejudice, and how dance offers him an escape.
Volume 144 of the El Barco de Vapor Roja collection, with illustrations by María Simavilla, translation by María Dolores Crispín, and text based on the screenplay by Lee Hall.
Recommended reading from age 10, for young people who want to reflect on overcoming prejudice and gender stereotypes.
Melvin Burgess is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author. For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.
