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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April 11, 2017 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780763687175
- File size: 1546 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780763687175
- File size: 1546 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 5.4
- Lexile® Measure: 790
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty: 3-4
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