Preacher's Boy
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 176
Published: 2003
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book is part of a book series called Thorndike Juvenile .
There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2003 by Oxford University Press .
Katie Paterson lives in the Midlands and is the mother of two grown children. Her ambition is to keep reading alive for children.
Coming Of Age in literature
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Young Hoosier Book Award - Grades 4-6
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.
Young Hoosier Book Award - Grades 6-8
This book was recognised in the Grades 6-8 category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.
Massachusetts Book Award
This book was recognised by the Massachusetts Book Award.
Parents' Choice Award
This book was recognised by the Parents' Choice Award.
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award.
South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.
Jefferson Cup - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Jefferson Cup.
"A finely honed novel.... Paterson gives a compassionate, absorbingrendering of an adolescent boy trying to break free from social andreligious constraints." -- "Publishers Weekly""A narrative that shuttles skillfully between sentiment and farce, thatcombines moments of painful insight with uproarious action. Robbie Hewittemerges as one of Katherine Paterson's most engaging characters.-- "The Horn Book""A multilayered coming-of-age story of loyalty, courage, and the enduring valuesof family." -- "School Library Journal"
