Beast (novel)
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Author | Ally Kennen |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Young adult |
Publisher | Marion Lloyd Books |
Publication date | 29 June 2006 |
Pages | 256 pp |
ISBN | ISBN 978-0439951043 |
Followed by | Berserk |
Beast is a young adult novel by Ally Kennen, published in 2006. It won the 2007 Manchester Book Award,[1] and was shortlisted for the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize,[2] the 2007 Carnegie Medal[3] and the 2007 Branford Boase Award.[4]
[edit] Plot
Stephen is an 18 year old american 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.