JIP His Story.

Great Britain: Gonzalez. Orphan Jip can't understand why no one claimed him when he tumbled off a wagon when he was a small child. He has lived ever since at the town poor farm, content to do the chores and look after the animals - until the day Put, the lunatic, arrives. Put's rages in his padlocked wooden cage terrify the residents, but when he is lucid, he lets Jip take care of him and soon the boy and the old man are unlikely friends. More menancing to Jip is the weasel-like stranger who keeps asking for him. Who is he?. And how can his puzzling story, that he has been sent by a grieving parent to find his long lost son - who might well be Jip - be true?. With the help of Put, Teacher Lyddie and her Quaker friends, Jip confronts the astounding revelation of his true ancestry and the awful future he must face, unless he can make his escape...Award-winning author Katherine Paterson brings memorable characters and authentic historical details to a story which resonates with humour and compassion. Set in 1850s Vermont, this dramatic tale of abandonment and hope will touch the heart of every reader.................We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.)... . Fine. Boards. First British Edition. 1996.