Bearmouth

TitleBearmouth
Year for Search2019
AuthorsHyder, Liz
Pagination320 pp.
Date Published2019
PublisherPushkin Press
Place PublishedLondon
ISBN Number9781782692430 978-1-324-01586-4
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author
Annotation

Young adult dystopia based on the history of child labor in the Welsh coal mines moved into a future where children are kept permanently underground. The protagonist is one of the few boys in the mine learning to read and the language in the novel progresses together with his abilities. 

Additional Publishers

. U.S. ed. New York: Norton Young Readers, 2020. 251 pp. 

Holding Institutions

Public

Author Note

Female author

Full Text

2019 Hyder, Liz. Bearmouth. London: Pushkin Press. 320 pp. U.S. ed. New York: Norton Young Readers, 2020. 251 pp. Public

Young adult dystopia based on the history of child labor in the Welsh coal mines moved into a future where children are kept permanently underground. The protagonist is one of the few boys in the mine learning to read and the language in the novel progresses together with his abilities. Female author.