Skellig
Author(s): David Almond
This multi-awarding winning and critically acclaimed novel is about a ten-year-old boy who finds the body of a strange beast amid the spider webs and dead flies in his crumbling garage. He and his new friend carry they create into the light. Michael's world changes forever, as he learns about nature, poetry, and the healing power of love.
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" 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
" A powerful, atmospheric story . . . the marvelous and everyday mix in haunting, memorable ways." --"Kirkus Reviews," Pointer
" A lovingly done, thought-provoking novel." --"School Library Journal," Starred
" Its strength as a novel is in its subtlety. . . . Skellig is a fine book."
--"The New York Times Book Review"
" Some of the writing takes one's breath away." --"Booklist," Starred
General Fields
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- : Yearling Books
- : Yearling Books
- : 0.132
- : 12 September 2000
- : 193mm X 132mm X 13mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : David Almond
- : 192
- : Paperback / softback
