Beck Contributor(s): Peet, Mal (Author), Rosoff, Meg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763678422 ISBN-13: 9780763678425 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
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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 |
Age Level: 16-UP |
Grade Level: 11-UP |
Lexile Measure: 790(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.6" W x 8.6" L (1.00 lbs) 272 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2017 pg. 131 Publishers Weekly 02/27/2017 Booklist 03/01/2017 pg. 62 School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 149 BookPage 04/01/2017 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2017 Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat Shelf Awareness 04/11/2017 Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2017 pg. 101 |
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? |
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