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The Whitbread 2000 Book of the Year is a haunting and captivating work of historical fiction for children.The Coram man takes babies and money from desperate mothers, promising to deliver them safely to a Foundling Hospital in London. Instead, he murders them and buries them by the roadside, to the helpless horror of his mentally ill son, Mish.Mish saves one, Aaron, who grows up happily unaware of his history, proving himself a promising musician. As Aaron''s new life takes him closer to his real family, the watchful Mish makes a terrible mistake, delivering Aaron and his best friend Toby back into the hands of the Coram man.It tells the story of a dark time in English history. Fans of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Goodnight Mr Tom will love this. A great read for children aged 10+.Look out for Jamilla''s other titles:The Eye of the HorseThe Robber Baron''s DaughterThe Track of the WindWheel of SuryaCoram Boy won the 2000 Whitbread Children''s Book of the Year, was shortlisted for

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Coram Boy

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      Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
      Published 1 January 2015
      ISBN-13 9781405277037
      978-1405277037
      ISBN-10 1405277033
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      Fiction Poetry

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      Book Synopsis
      The Whitbread 2000 Book of the Year is a haunting and captivating work of historical fiction for children.The Coram man takes babies and money from desperate mothers, promising to deliver them safely to a Foundling Hospital in London. Instead, he murders them and buries them by the roadside, to the helpless horror of his mentally ill son, Mish.Mish saves one, Aaron, who grows up happily unaware of his history, proving himself a promising musician. As Aaron''s new life takes him closer to his real family, the watchful Mish makes a terrible mistake, delivering Aaron and his best friend Toby back into the hands of the Coram man.It tells the story of a dark time in English history. Fans of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Goodnight Mr Tom will love this. A great read for children aged 10+.Look out for Jamilla''s other titles:The Eye of the HorseThe Robber Baron''s DaughterThe Track of the WindWheel of SuryaCoram Boy won the 2000 Whitbread Children''s Book of the Year, was shortlisted for

      Trade Review

      ‘Jamila Gavin is one of our greatest writers’ – S.F. Said

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