- Title:
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Beast
- Written by:
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Ally Kennen
- Read by:
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Jerome Pride
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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6
- Duration:
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5 hours 52 minutes
- Published:
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December 01 2006
- Available Date:
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December 01 2006
- Age Category:
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Young Adult (15+)
- ISBN:
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1741636078
- APN / ISBN-13:
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9781741636079
- Genres:
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Fiction; Fantasy Fiction; Horror; Supernatural Fiction; Young Adult Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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International bestseller
Shortlisted The Carnegie Medal 2006
Shortlisted Booktrust Teenage Prize 2006
Shortlisted Branford Boase Prize 2007
Winner Manchester Book Award 2007
Shortlisted Bolton Children's Book Award 2007
Some secrets are too big to keep.
In the caged depths of an urban reservoir lives a monstrous creature. Its existence is unknown to anyone except the teenage boy who feeds it. Six years ago it was a vicious little baby, now it has grown enormous, and its rusting pen can't hold it much longer. Stephen has kept the Beast a secret against all the odds. He's got other painful secrets - like why he never sees his mother, or mentions his brother Selby, and wishes his father was dead. Stephen's life in foster care, always bad, is getting worse, and he's not a boy who plays by the rules. But his extraordinary efforts to free himself of the Beast make him a hero that readers will never forget.
This thrilling teenage novel, which presents physical and psychological danger with masterful skill, and human relationships with warmth and wit, launches the career of an outstanding new writer.
"An astounding debut, exciting and humorous, about a monstrous create that lives in the depths of a reservoir."
The Guardian