Beast (Kennen novel)

Beast

First edition cover
Author Ally Kennen
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre children
Publisher Marion Lloyd Books
Publication date
29 June 2006
Pages 256 pp
ISBN 978-0-439-95104-3
OCLC 67870796
Followed by Berserk

Beast is a young adult novel by Ally Kennen, published in 2006. 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] Like Berserk and Bedlam, there will be a new edition of the book in May which features a new cover.[5]

Plot

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 crocodilan 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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