He has nowhere to go and nothing to say...

Troubled teenager Billy Casper lives in a Yorkshire mining town. He is treated as a failure at school and his family and friends don't give a damn. His hopes, his future, mean nothing to anyone - least of all Billy. When he finds Kes, a Kestrel hawk, suddenly he discovers a new passion for life. He sees the hawk's silent strength in himself and there is trust and love in their relationship - something he has never had before. But burning in the hearts of both Kes and Billy is the will to confront the world. To destroy or be destroyed...

Orville Aimey taught in Barbados for over 40 years both at Primary and Secondary Level and is now a successful author as part of the Longman Connect English series.

Barry Hines was born in the mining village of Hoyland Common, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. He was educated at Ecclesfield Grammar School, where his main achievement was to be selected to play for the England Grammar Schools' football team. On leaving school he worked as an apprentice mining surveyor and played football for Barnsley (mainly in the A team), before entering Loughborough Training College to study Physical Education. He taught for several years in London and South Yorkshire before becoming a full-time writer. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and an Honorary Fellow of Sheffield Hallam University.

• Includes official past papers 02 and 03
• Updated to include 2013 - 2015 papers
  

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