Beast is about the boy Stephen, who has a
lot of problems. A mother he never sees, and a father he wishes were dead. His
foster family are scared of him - he's not a boy who plays by the rules. On top
of it all, he has a huge dangerous secret. For four years he has kept a
terrifying creature locked up in a remote hiding place. Once just a vicious little
baby, it is now a powerful predator, big and hungry enough to break free from
its rusting cage.
But his extraordinary struggle to free
himself of his Beast makes him a hero you will never forget.
Ally Kennen wrote this book. Beast is her
first novel. She has been nominated for 7 different awards and has, so far, won
the Manchester Book Award 2007.