With equal fascination for the local gang - the Dell Farm Crew - and the pigeon who visits his balcony, 11-year-old Harri absorbs the many strange elements of his new life in England. But when a boy is knifed to death and a police appeal for witnesses draws only silence, Harri decides to start a murder investigation of his own.Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize.Longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2011. Staff Reader, Mr Carter, has reviewed Pigeon English , here's what he has to say about it: Told from the perspective of Harri, an eleven year old who recently moved from Ghana to an inner city council estate, Pigeon English perfectly depicts the horrifying reality of gangs and knife-crime in London. When a boy is murdered outside a fast food restaurant, Harri and his CSI-obsessed friend Dean take it upon themselves to investigate the crime themselves. However in an estate which is run by the Dell Farm Crew and where the police can't be trusted, Harri's ...
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