Ostrich Boys
by Carl Miller, Keith Gray

Name: Ostrich Boys
Brand: Carl Miller
SKU: 9781408130827
Rating: 3.58 (1307 reviews)

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Highlights

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Large Cast

British

What readers are saying

Readers love the heartfelt and humorous journey of friendship and loss in 'Ostrich Boys'. Many praise the relatable characters and the emotional depth of the story, addressing themes such as grief and loyalty. The road trip premise provides a backdrop for both comedic moments and serious reflections, making it appealing to both teens and adults.

Relatable and real charactersHumorous and emotional journeyStrong themes of friendship and lossFamiliar road trip premise

Synopsis

Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2010, Keith Gray's hit novel features a group of three friends who embark on a remarkable journey from Cleethorpes to Scotland with a stolen urn containing the ashes of their best friend...

Now adapted for the stage by Birmingham Rep for a production by their Youth Theatre in 2011, Ostrich Boys is ideal for KS3 and KS4 English and will appeal strongly to boys as well as girls.

This educational edition in Methuen Drama's Critical Scripts series has been prepared by national Drama in Secondary English experts Ruth Moore and Paul Bunyan.

Building on a decade of highly effective work and publications endorsed by national organisations and supported by teachers and consultants across Britain, each book in the series: meets the new requirements at KS3 and GCSE (2010) features detailed, structured schemes of work utilising drama approaches to improve literary and language analysis places pupils' understanding of the learning process at the heart of the activities will help pupils to boost English GCSE success and develop high-level skills at KS3 will save teachers considerable time devising their own resources.