The Beckoners
- Publisher
- Orca Book Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2004
- Category
- Bullying
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781551433097
- Publish Date
- Sep 2004
- List Price
- $19.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551437293
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $14.95
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781743199930
- Publish Date
- Aug 2012
- List Price
- $76.99
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781743137871
- Publish Date
- Aug 2012
- List Price
- $29.99
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781489081735
- Publish Date
- Dec 2015
- List Price
- $19.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781554697304
- Publish Date
- Sep 2004
- List Price
- $7.99
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Description
When her mother suddenly moves them to a new town, Zoe is unhappy about leaving behind what passes for a normal life. And when the first person she meets turns out to be Beck, who rules her new school with a mixture of intimidation and outright violence, she is dismayed. But she has no idea how bad things will get. Unsure of herself and merely trying to fit in, Zoe is initiated, painfully, into the Beckoners, a twisted group of girls whose main purpose is to stay on top by whatever means necessary. Help comes from unlikely quarters as Zoe struggles to tear loose from the Beckoners without becoming a target herself, while also trying to save Aprilóor Dog, as she is calledófrom further torment. A chilling portrait of bullying and violence that is all too common, The Beckoners illustrates the lure of becoming one of the tormentors rather than the victim, and the terrible price that can be exacted for standing up for what is right.
About the author
Carrie Mac is an award-winning author who has moved too many times to count. For now, she lives in Pemberton, a very small town nestled in the mountains north of Vancouver. Carrie Mac's first novel The Beckoners won the Arthur Ellis YA Award, is a CLA Honour book, and is being adapted for film. Her contributions to the Orca Soundings series continue to get reluctant teens excited about reading. She is available for school and library presentations, and has been known to hold the interest of a couple hundred teens where others have failed. Maybe it's the tattoos.
www.carriemac.com
