Hairs in the Palm of the Hand
- Hairs in the Palm of the Hand
"Hairs in the Palm of the Hand" is a children's book by Jan Mark, published in 1981.
One of Mark's keenly observed school stories, "Hairs in the palm of the hand" is, in fact, two short novellas. The first of which, "Hairs in the palm of the hand" is concerned with a betting scam that gets out of hand when a class of high school students, who have bet large amounts of money on the amount of time that can be lost or saved throughout a school week to non-educational incidents, start to organise incidents in order to manipulate the outcome.
The second story, "Chutzpah", revolves around the actions of a mysterious teenage girl, and the havoc she causes during a single day at her new school. This includes encouraging the sixth form to squat in an unused classroom, introducing the third year girls to feminist politics, and giving out innumerable false names when challenged by teachers. The story underlines the anonymity of many big city comprehensive schools during the 1970s and 80s.
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
The Fly (1986 film) — Infobox Film | name = The Fly caption = Be afraid. Be very afraid. director = David Cronenberg producer = Stuart Cornfield writer = Short story: George Langelaan Screenplay: Charles Edward Pogue David Cronenberg starring = Jeff Goldblum Geena… … Wikipedia
Spider-Man's powers and equipment — The fateful spider bite that gave Peter Parker his powers. Amazing Fantasy #15, art by Steve Ditko. Spider Man s powers, abilities, and equipment are used by Marvel Comics superhero Spider Man in tandem to combat his many foes. He receives most… … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… … Universalium
Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in … Universalium
Red fox — For other uses, see Red fox (disambiguation). Red fox Temporal range: Mid Pleistocene–Recent European red fox (V. v. crucigera) Conservation status … Wikipedia
European polecat — This article is about a species of mammal referred to as polecat . For other uses, see Polecat (disambiguation). European polecat Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene – Recent Welsh polecat (Mustela p. anglia) at the British Wildlife Centre,… … Wikipedia
American mink — This article is about animal. For the trademark of the same name, see American Legend Cooperative. American mink Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene–Recent Conservation status … Wikipedia
Honey badger — Ratel redirects here. For other uses, see Ratel (disambiguation). Honey badger Temporal range: middle Pliocene – Recent … Wikipedia
List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its … Wikipedia
