Promising desperate mothers he’ll deliver their babies safely to a Foundling Hospital in London, the Coram man instead murders them and buries them by the roadside – to the helpless horror of his mentally ill son, Mish. One baby, Aaron, Mish manages to save, and the boy grows up happily unaware of his history, showing real promise as a musician. But as Aaron’s new life draws him closer to his real family, the watchful Mish makes a terrible mistake, delivering Aaron and his best friend Toby straight back into the Coram man’s hands. A haunting, captivating work of historical fiction for children and the Whitbread 2000 Book of the Year, Coram Boy tells the story of a dark time in English history and will appeal to fans of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Goodnight Mr Tom – a great read for children aged 10+. Look out for Jamila’s other titles: The Eye of the Horse The Robber Baron’s Daughter The Track of the Wind Wheel of Surya Coram Boy won the 2000 Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and has been adapted into a highly acclaimed stage play. Jamila Gavin was born in Mussoorie, India, in the foothills of the Himalayas; with an Indian father and an English mother, she inherited two rich cultures that ran side by side throughout her life, always making her feel she belonged to both countries. The family eventually settled in England, where Jamila completed her schooling, trained as a music student, worked for the BBC and became a mother of two – and it was then that she began writing children’s books, feeling a need to reflect the multicultural world in which she and her children now lived.
ISBN 13: 9781405277037
Author: Jamila Gavin
