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