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1) Beck
Author
Language
English
Description
Both harrowing and life-affirming, the final novel from Carnegie Medal-winning author Mal Peet is the sweeping coming-of-age adventure of a mixed race boy transported to North America. Born from a street liaison between a poor young woman and an African sailor in the 1900s, Beck is soon orphaned and sent to the Catholic Brothers in Canada. Shipped to work on a farm, his escape takes him across the continent in a search for belonging. Enduring abuse...
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Clem Ackroyd lives with his parents and grandmother in a claustrophobic home too small to accommodate their larger-than-life characters in the bleak Norlfolk countryside. Clem's life changes irrevocably when he meets Frankie, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and experiences first love, in all its pain and glory. The story is told in flashback by Clem when he is living and working in New York City as a designer, and moves from the past of his parents...
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
This tale begins with a disgruntled camel, desperately trying to protect a little baby from a violent desert storm whipping up all around him. He is rescued by Issa - the desert guide - who takes the child in, naming her Mariama. She becomes Issa's family and, as he begins to lose his sight, his eyes. Many years later, a mysterious stranger arrives at their doorstep, a stranger who will change both their lives for ever.
5) Tamar
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Written by the author of 'Keeper', winner of the 2004 Branford-Boase award, this is a thrilling and moving story about love, betrayal and belonging.
6) Keeper
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
In the South American jungle a young boy meets and is coached by a mysterious, ghostly footballer. In time, he becomes a famous famous professional goalkeeper known as 'El Gato' - 'The Cat' - and wins the World Cup. 'Keeper' takes the form a narrative as 'El Gato' relates these experiences to a sports journalist.