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In 1960s Norfolk, England, seventeen-year-old Clem Ackroyd lives with his mother and grandmother in a tiny cottage, but his life is transformed when he falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy farmer in this tale that flashes back through the stories of three generations.

Main Author: Peet, Mal.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Family life > England > Young adult fiction.
First loves > Young adult fiction.
Teenage boys > Young adult fiction.
Sixties(20th century) > Young adult fiction.
Twentieth century > Young adult fiction.
War > Young adult fiction.
Social classes > Young adult fiction.
Coming of age > Young adult fiction.
Norfolk (England) > History > 20th century > Young adult fiction.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth II, 1952- > Young adult fiction.
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Summary: In 1960s Norfolk, England, seventeen-year-old Clem Ackroyd lives with his mother and grandmother in a tiny cottage, but his life is transformed when he falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy farmer in this tale that flashes back through the stories of three generations.
Physical Description: 385 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9780763652272
076365227X
Author Notes: Mal Peet was born in 1947. Before becoming a children's author, he worked as a teacher and for educational publishers. His first novel, Keeper, won the Branford Boase award and Nestle Children's Book Award. He also won the Carnegie Medal in 2006 for Tamar and the Guardian children's fiction prize in 2009 for Exposure. He co-authored a series of children's books with his wife Elspeth Graham. His first novel for adults, The Murdstone Trilogy, was published in 2014. He died from cancer on March 2, 2015 at the age of 67.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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