Buddy (Hinton novel)
Cover of the first edition. | |
| Author | Nigel Hinton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Teenage fiction |
| Set in | England, early 1980s |
| Published | July 1982, J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd (original) Penguin Books (current UK publisher) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback, Paperback, E-book) |
| ISBN | 978-0460-06089-9 |
| Followed by | Buddy's Song |
| Television adaption: Buddy (television series) | |
Buddy is a novel written by Nigel Hinton. The main characters are Buddy Clark, his mother Carol Clark, his father Terry Clark and Julian and Charmian Rybeero. The story deals with issues such as racism, juvenile delinquency and child neglect.
The book was adapted into a television series in 1986.
It was the first installment in the Buddy trilogy and is followed by Buddy's Song (1987) which was adapted into a film (starring Chesney Hawkes and Roger Daltrey) in 1991 and Buddy's Blues (1995).
Buddy is still widely used in English classes at British and Irish secondary schools, sometimes with the TV series to compare the two media.