The Death-Defying Pepper Roux

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The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux first edition cover.jpg
The first edition cover.
Author Geraldine McCaughrean
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Children's fiction
Set in France
Publisher HarperCollins
Oxford University Press
Publication date
19 January 2010
(first published 1 October 2009)
Media typePaperback
Pages336
Awards2011 Carnegie Medal nominee
ISBN 0061836656

The Death-Defying Pepper Roux is a children's book by British children's author Geraldine McCaughrean.

Contents

The book was published by Oxford University Press October 1, 2009 and by HarperCollins January 19, 2010. [1]

Plot

The story is about a boy who was to die at fourteen. But, as his fourteenth birthday passes, he is still alive and he begins to unravel the truth as the story goes on. He runs away from his home only to find more devils and angels waiting for him – or are they? None of these angels of death and horses of fire seem to be coming for him. Pepper begins to doubt that he is going to die young - maybe the entire prophecy was a lie? Naïve and trusting, pepper sets a course through dangerous waters, inviting disasters and mayhem at every turn, one eye on the sky for fear of angels, one on the magnificent possibilities of being alive.

Reception

The Death-Defying Pepper Roux received favorable reviews from the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents, The Horn Book, and , as well as starred reviews from Booklist [2] and the School Library Journal. [3]

In 2011, the book was selected for a top ten spot on the American Library Association's Rainbow List [4] and was named in the Top 100 Best Fiction for Young Adults. [5]

The book was also shortlisted for the 2011 CILIP Carnegie Medal. [6]

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References

  1. McCaughrean, Geraldine (19 January 2010). The Death-Defying Pepper Roux. Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0-06-199190-5.
  2. "The Death-Defying Pepper Roux". Booklist. 1 November 2009.
  3. Gallego, Beth (1 December 2010). "The Death-Defying Pepper Roux". School Library Journal. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "2011 Rainbow Book List". Rainbow Book List. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  5. "2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). 27 December 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. "2010 to 2015 Shortlist Resources". The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards. Retrieved 12 May 2021.