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Beast (Kennen novel)

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Beast
First edition cover
AuthorAlly Kennen
LanguageEnglish
Genrechildren
PublisherMarion Lloyd Books
Publication date
29 June 2006
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages256 pp
ISBN978-0-439-95104-3
OCLC67870796
Followed byBerserk 

Beast is a 2006 young adult novel by Ally Kennen. 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]

Plot

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Stephen is a 17-year-old 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 crocodilean 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.

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