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Peet, Mal , Rosoff, Meg

Beck

266 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-7842-5 $17.99
(2) YA In early-twentieth-century Liverpool, biracial orphan Beck is sent to Canada as free farm labor. The novel follows him on a hardship-filled journey (including being raped by a priest and abused by a racist farm couple) until he meets half-Siksika, half-Scottish Grace, whose story merges with his. The vibrancy, earthiness, and originality of the prose is startling. (A note explains that Rosoff finished the novel after Peet's death). Bib.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2017

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