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Coram Boy
By Gavin, Jamila
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37431-544-3
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2001.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2001
Gr 7-9 Mystery, romance, horror, and adventure overlap in this story set in England in 1741. It begins with the brutal work of the "Coram man," a shady character who deals in unwanted children, whom he either abandons, buries, or sells into slavery. Accompanying this evil man is his son, Meshak, who appears to be slow-witted, but who has witnessed the horrifying nature of his father's work. One night, the boy rescues a baby born to Melissa, whom Meshak calls "his angel," and spirits the infant away to the Coram Hospital, a hom...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
