Kes:
The Touring Consortium

Billy's father disappeared when he was six and his mother is always going out, leaving him to fend for himself. Jud, his bullying older brother, works in the local coalmine and Billy is expected to follow in his footsteps. When he finds a kestrel chick and teaches himself how to raise and train it with the aid of a library book, he discovers a real passion that gives him an escape from the harsh reality of his life.