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4.6/5 Barnes & Noble Publisher Marion Lloyd Books Pages 256 pp OCLC 67870796 Followed by Berserk Nominations Carnegie Medal | 3.4/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 29 June 2006 ISBN 978-0-439-95104-3 Originally published 29 June 2006 Genre Child Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beast is a young adult novel by Ally Kennen, published in 2006. It won the 2007 Manchester Book Award, and was shortlisted for the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize, the 2007 Carnegie Medal and the 2007 Branford Boase Award. Like Berserk and Bedlam, there will be a new edition of the book in May which features a new cover.
Plot
Stephen is a 17-year-old foster child living on the edge of the law. He has moved from family to family, all the time guarding a great secret. He harbors a huge crocodilan beast, ferocious from birth, bequeathed to him by his criminal father when Stephen was a child. Beast tells the story of his murderous intents toward this monster and his growing relationships, as well as frequently reliving his childhood through flashbacks.
References
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