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Coram Boy

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4.1 out of 5
Based on 104 Ratings and 23 Reviews

Book Description
2000 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year

Published to acclaim in the United Kingdom, this stunning historical novel delves into a hidden side of eighteenth-century England: the world of infanticide and child slavery. Otis Gardiner, the Coram man, makes a vicious living disposing of the unwanted children and illegitimate offspring of distraught young women, rich and poor. Meshak is ... More
Book Information
PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
BindingHardcover (12 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages336
ISBN-100374315442
ISBN-13978-0374315443
Publication Date/2000
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About Jamila Gavin (Author) : Jamila Gavin is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Jamila Gavin include Alexander the Greatest, Alien Adventures, Out of India... more
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