Jesus & Billy auf dem Weg nach Barcelona

by Deirdre Purcell

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Billy is an average-looking sixteen-year-old who lives in an ordinary house in an ordinary neighborhood on the north side of Dublin. Jesus, on the other hand, is a beautiful boy with continental manners, from the most sophisticated part of Barcelona. As an exchange student, Jesus comes to live with Billy's family for three weeks during the summer. At the end of his stay, according to The Plan, Billy will go back with Jesus on a return visit to Spain. And then, the best laid plans go awry. A show more riveting look at growing up in two cultures by the author of nine critically acclaimed novels. show less

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Das Buch im Miniformat hat nur ca. 100 Seiten - aber die haben es in sich. Jesús aus Barcelona kommt nach Dublin um bei den O'Connors sein englisch zu verbessern. Zunächst sind die Familienmitglieder skeptisch was ihren Gast betrifft, aber als er dann vor ihnen steht sind sie alle begeistert. Die Frage ist nur wie lange noch..

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Canonical title*
Jesús & Billy auf dem Weg nach Barcelona
Original title
Jesús and Billy are off to Barcelona
Original publication date
1999
People/Characters*
Billy O'Connor; Jesús Martinez
First words*
Unser Held ist Billy O'Connor aus Finglas.
Last words*
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Ausgenommen Jesús natürlich.
Original language*
Englisch
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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Teen, Young Adult
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
LCC
PR6066 .U64 .J47Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1961-2000
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