Coram Boy: The award-winning modern classic of children's historical fiction by Jamila Gavin, Jamila Gavin
Coram Boy: The award-winning modern classic of children's historical fiction
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Jamila Gavin, Jamila Gavin
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Coram Boy: The award-winning modern classic of children's historical fiction

Jamila Gavin, Jamila Gavin

348 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
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The modern classic and Whitbread Book of the Year 2000 is a haunting, thrilling and captivating story, for historical fiction fans and readers of Hilary McKay’s The Skylark’s War and Katherine Rundell’s The Good Thieves The Coram man takes babies ...

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Moods

dark 70%
adventurous 50%
sad 50%
emotional 40%
tense 40%
challenging 30%
mysterious 30%
funny 10%
hopeful 10%
inspiring 10%
reflective 10%

Pace

medium 80%
fast 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 60% | Plot: 20% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 40% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 40% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 55% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 11%

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3.57

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