The Death-Defying Pepper Roux
{{short description|2010 book by Geraldine McCaughrean}}
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Oxford University Press
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(first published 1 October 2009)
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| pages = 336
| awards = 2011 Carnegie Medal nominee
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The Death-Defying Pepper Roux is a children's book by British children's author Geraldine McCaughrean.
The book was published by Oxford University Press October 1, 2009 and by HarperCollins January 19, 2010.{{Cite book|last=McCaughrean|first=Geraldine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=321nl3NQDHwC|title=The Death-Defying Pepper Roux|date=2010-01-19|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=978-0-06-199190-5|language=en}}
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 {{Cite web|date=2009-11-01|title=The Death-Defying Pepper Roux|url=https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Death-Defying-Pepper-Roux-Geraldine-McCaughrean/pid=3727111|website=Booklist}} and the School Library Journal.{{Cite web|last=Gallego|first=Beth|date=2010-12-01|title=The Death-Defying Pepper Roux|url=https://www.slj.com/?reviewDetail=the-death-defying-pepper-roux|access-date=2021-05-12|website=School Library Journal}}
In 2011, the book was selected for a top ten spot on the American Library Association's Rainbow List {{Cite web|title=2011 Rainbow Book List|url=https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/852|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Rainbow Book List|language=en-US}} and was named in the Top 100 Best Fiction for Young Adults.{{Cite web|last=|date=2010-12-27|title=2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2011-best-fiction-young-adults|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)|language=en}}
The book was also shortlisted for the 2011 CILIP Carnegie Medal.{{Cite web|title=2010 to 2015 Shortlist Resources|url=https://carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/archive/2010-2015-shortlist-resources/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards}}
References
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Category:British children's novels
Category:2010 children's books