Beck

Beck
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Publisher : Candlewick Press
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : 9780763687175
ISBN-13 : 0763687170
Rating : 4/5 (170 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Beck by : Mal Peet

Download or read book Beck written by Mal Peet and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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