Credits:

Chester Hayes, Tobias Batley, Kristen McNally

Description:

The story is set in the 1960s in a coal-mining town in Yorkshire. After his miner father runs away, young Billy lives with his mother and older brotherthe three of them. Billy is surrounded by his violent older brother, a mother who leads a dissolute life and neglects her family, mean classmates, and a teacher who resorts to corporal punishment. One day, Billy comes into possession of a young hawk named Kestrel and becomes completely absorbed in raising and training it. The sight of Kestrel, now a fully grown bird, soaring high in the skies over the Yorkshire countryside brings Billy great joy and confidence, butThe novel *Kestrel for a Knave* by contemporary British author Barry Hines became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1968 and was adapted into a highly popular film the following year by director Ken Loach. This work, *Kestrel Reimagined* (201