| Beast | |
| Author: | Ally Kennen |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | children |
| Publisher: | Marion Lloyd Books |
| Pub Date: | 29 June 2006 |
| Pages: | 256 pp |
| Isbn: | 978-0-439-95104-3 |
| Oclc: | 67870796 |
| Followed By: | Berserk |
Beast is a 2006 young adult novel by Ally Kennen. It won the 2007 Manchester Book Award,[1] and was shortlisted for the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize,[2] the 2007 Carnegie Medal[3] and the 2007 Branford Boase Award.[4]
Stephen is a 17-year-old foster child living on the edge of the law. He has moved from family to family, all the time guarding a great secret. He harbors a huge crocodilean beast, ferocious from birth, bequeathed to him by his criminal father when Stephen was a child. Beast tells the story of his murderous intents toward this monster and his growing relationships, as well as frequently reliving his childhood through flashbacks.