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Being
Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 1,175 Ratings and 241 Reviews

Book Description
"The Fugitive" meets "Blade Runner" with a Kevin Brooks kick in this heart-stopper about a boy who discovers he's not one hundred percent human.

It was just supposed to be a routine exam. But when the doctors snake the fiber-optic tube down Robert Smith's throat, what they discover doesn't make medical sense. Plastic casings. Silver filaments. Moving metal parts. In his naked, anesthetized ... More
Book Information
PublisherPush
BindingMass Market Paperback (9 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages352
ISBN-100439903424
ISBN-13978-0439903424
Publication Date02/01/2008
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About Kevin Brooks (Author) : Kevin Brooks is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Kevin Brooks include Being, The Road of the Dead.
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6/26/2008 autumn moody said: wow. this was really gripping. i could not put this book down. it was scary. and sad at the end. i felt mad at those people
tags: I recommend, I read

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2/26/2008 Lynndy Bennett tagged as: I recommend, I read

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