
Title
The Lion and the Lamb
Author
Harlen, Jonathan
Publisher
Hodder Headline
Published Date
2002
Annotation
Juan Castillo and his son, Hector, have immigrated from Nicaragua and now live in inner-Sydney. Juan feuds with a Russian family upstairs. Hector is a pacifist, creative and practical, who struggles to understand his father’s anger. The novel explores conflict between father and son, between races and cultural expectations.
Key Concepts
Conflict, Cross cultural relations, Family, Immigrants
Audience
Secondary
AC Links/EYLF
English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1528, ACELA1529, ACELT1619, ACELT1621, ACELT1622, ACELT1803, ACHASSK186, ACHASSK188, ACHASSK189, ACHASSK190, ACHASSK191, ACHASSK192, ACELA1540, ACELA1541, ACELT1626, ACELT1627, ACELT1628, ACELT1807, ACOKFH009, ACOKFH010, ACELA1550, ACELA1551, ACELT1663, ACELT1771, ACELT1634, ACELT1635, ACELA1563, ACELA1564, ACELA1565, ACELT1639, ACELT1640, ACELT1812, ACELT1642, ACELT1643, ACELT1644