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Coram Boy (English)ISBN: 9780374413743 - See 3 other editionsPublisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Format: Paperback Published Date: April 2005 MSRP: $7.95 Synopsis: This work of historical fiction is set in 18th-century England. Otis Gardiner is a Coram man--that is, he is paid to dispose of unwanted or illegitimate children. Otis's assistant is Meshak, his simpleminded son--a boy whom Otis mercilessly oppresses. Then one day, Meshak ri... read more This work of historical fiction is set in 18th-century England. Otis Gardiner is a Coram man--that is, he is paid to dispose of unwanted or illegitimate children. Otis's assistant is Meshak, his simpleminded son--a boy whom Otis mercilessly oppresses. Then one day, Meshak risks his father's wrath and rescues a baby--the illegitimate son of a disinherited aristocrat. This book was named the 2000 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and one of the Best Children's Books 2001 by Publishers Weekly. minimize
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