The Nature of the Beast

by Janni Howker

Book Overview

English teenager Bill Coward finds himself losing control of his life when the mill where his father works is shut down and a mysterious beast begins making savage attacks on local livestock.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688042333
• ISBN13: 9780688042332
• Release Date: September 1985
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 3

Customer Reviews

The Nature of the Book

The Nature of the Beast is a fantastic book. Written by Janni Howker, it is set in the north of England during the Winter of Discontent. It centres on a semi-nuclear family (son, dad and grandad) living in a milling town called Haverston. The mill where the inhabitants of Haverston work is closing and at the same time a "beast" is terrorising the neighbourhood. When a reward is offered for a genuine sighting of the beast Bill Coward and his friend set out to gain proof - and get the money! All does not go as planned however, and from there on in Janni Howker sets up a superbly twisting story combining the natures of Bill Coward and the beast, his dad and his grandad, culminating in a gripping finish. This book will keep you reading whatever your age, and is money well spent!