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The beck
McGowan, Anthony2025
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Total copies: 6
Kyle and his grandad execute a plan to save the local beck from developers. Kyle is less than happy about getting dumped at his eccentric old grandad's on a Saturday afternoon. Embarrassed by his grandad's ratty old Elvis wig and his weird three-legged dog, Kyle thinks the day is going to be a nightmare until his grandad introduces him to the marvels in the beck at the bottom of his garden.
Once filthy and full of rubbish, the stream has been cleaned up and is now home to some amazing creatures. But this magical world is under threat from a new development.
Kyle's grandad is determined to stop the builders and has an audacious plan to save the beck, but when he falls ill, will Kyle find the courage to carry it out by himself?
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Main title:
The beck / Anthony McGowan ; illustrated by David Wardle.
Author:
McGowan, Anthony, authorWardle, David, illustrator
Work:
Edition:
Original.
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2025.
Collation:
141 p. : Some B & W illus ; 198 x 129 mm. 256 gm.
Audience:
Teenage.Reading grade level: 9-10.Interest age level: 11-14.Interest grade level: KS2 KS3.Motivation interest level: HiLo.
Biography/History:
Anthony McGowan is the author of many critically acclaimed YA novels including Hellbent, Henry Tumour and The Knife that Killed Me. His Barrington Stoke titles include the Carnegie Medal shortlisted Rook and the 2020 Carnegie Medal winner Lark which the judges described as "a standalone masterpiece".
ISBN:
9780008722296 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
T
Language:
English
Subject:
Grandparent and child-FictionEnvironment-FictionConservation-FictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Nature & animal storiesInterest age: from c 11 yearsFamily & home stories (Children's / Teenage)Fiction 11+Family StoriesHigh Interest / Low Reading Age
BRN:
866425