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The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
By McCaughrean, Geraldine
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06183-665-7 978-0-06183-666-4
- Publisher
- Harper HarperCollins
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Gr 6-9 A charming tale about Pepper Roux, whose jealous and cruel Aunt Mireille foretells, at his birth, his death at age 14. A devout Catholic, she insists that he learn Last Rites rather than nursery rhymes. When his 14th birthday arrives, Pepper runs away to sea in an attempt to stay a step ahead of death. He steps into many different lives, largely because, as the author repeatedly points out, people see what they expect to see. Pepper becomes the captain of a coffin ship, has a brief career as a journalist wh...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
McCaughrean's most recent yarn, ostensibly set in early-twentieth-century France, is a wildly improbable but thoroughly entertaining one. Pepper Roux's aunt, devoutly Catholic and deeply fatalistic, has predicted that he will not live past his fourteenth birthday. When the dreaded day arrives and Pepper finds himself very much alive, he embarks on a madcap adventure in an ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
McCaughrean's yarn is a wildly improbable but thoroughly entertaining one. Pepper Roux's aunt has predicted that he will not...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
