Skellig : Skellig - David Almond

Skellig

By: David Almond

Paperback | 11 September 2001

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Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . .

About the Author

David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal. His second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. David is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today, and his books are bestsellers all over the world. He lives with his family in Northumberland.
Industry Reviews
"Its strength as a novel is in its subtlety. . . . Skellig is a fine book." -- The New York Times Book Review "British novelist Almond makes a triumphant debut in the field of children's literature with prose that is at once eerie, magical, and poignant." -- Publishers Weekly, Starred

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