| Beck Contributor(s): Peet, Mal (Author), Rosoff, Meg (Author) |
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ISBN: 1536206423 ISBN-13: 9781536206425 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Canada - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Sexual Abuse |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 790 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 188891 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet comes a sweeping coming-of-age adventure, both harrowing and life-affirming. Born of a brief encounter between a Liverpool prostitute and an African soldier in 1907, Beck finds himself orphaned as a young boy and sent overseas to the Catholic Brothers in Canada. At age fifteen he is sent to work on a farm, from which he eventually escapes. Finally in charge of his own destiny, Beck starts westward, crossing the border into America and back, all while the Great Depression rages on. What will it take for Beck to understand the agonies of his childhood and realize that love is possible? |