Darkbeast

By Morgan Keyes

Book Overview

A girl's love for her raven may put her life in jeopardy in this gripping tale.

In Keara's world, every child has a darkbeast--a creature that takes dark emotions like anger, pride, and rebellion. Keara's darkbeast is Caw, a raven, and Keara can be free of her worst feelings by transferring them to Caw. He is her constant companion, and they are magically bound to each other until Keara's twelfth birthday. For on that day Keara must kill her darkbeast--that is the law. Refusing to kill a darkbeast is an offense to the gods, and such heresy is harshly punished by the feared Inquisitors.
But Keara cannot imagine life without Caw. And she finds herself drawn to the Travelers, actors who tour the country performing revels. Keara is fascinated by their hints of a grand life beyond her tiny village. As her birthday approaches, Keara readies herself to leave childhood--and Caw--behind forever. But when the time comes for the sacrifice, will she be able to kill the creature that is so close to her? And if she cannot, where will she turn, and how can she escape the Inquisitors?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442442050
• ISBN13: 9781442442054
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

Darkbeast is one of my favorites I read when I was younger!

I remember when I was in that tween age and I got this book for Christmas! I loved it so much, the culture and different characters was something I was really interested in. I loved the plot too and how inspiring the book is. This book honestly made me want to read more books and was a great starter book. Let me just say that I loved it so much I begged for the next book and got it that next Christmas! I definitely suggest this to anyone just starting to read or that loves books about bonds between human and animal.