# Street of Tall People

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- Book: [Street of Tall People](https://www.bookquiver.com/alan-gibbons/street-of-tall-people) ([Street of Tall People.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/alan-gibbons/street-of-tall-people.md))
- Authors: [Alan Gibbons](https://www.bookquiver.com/alan-gibbons)
- Publisher: orion_children_s_books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4400-390-1
- Published: 2010-12-23
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Set in the East End of London in 1936, this is the story of an unlikely friendship between a Jewish and a Gentile boy during the upsurge of fascist violence ledby Oswald Moseley and his Blackshirts. Jimmy and Benny are adversaries in a boxing match before they become friends. Jimmy lives in a tenament with his newly widowed mother; Benny comes from a large Orthodox Jewish family. The discovery that Jimmy's mother's new friend Mr Searleis a Blackshirt has a profound effect on their relationship and places Jimmy in an agonizing dilemna. A vivid and compelling story that raises issues that have many parallels today.