Skellig by David Almond
Michael was looking forward to moving house, but now his baby sister's ill and his parents are frantic. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage and discovers something beneath the spiders' webs and dead flies. Is it a human being, or a strange kind of beast never seen before The only person Michael can confide in is Mina. Together, they carry the creature into the light, and Michael's world changes forever.
'A quite extraordinary bookTender, lyrical, yet it crackles with suspense. He makes the incredible utterly credible. A story which burns bright from first to last, and for long after the last is over.' - Micheal Morpurgo '... This is a tender and powerful tale which has a poetic and psychological accuracy. A marvellous and unnerving debut.' - TES '... A stunning debut... An extraordinary book.' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH '...gripping, fascinating, a beautiful book.' - JOAN AIKEN 'Everyone is raving about this unforgettable book.' - THE SUNDAY TIMES 'A story of faith, written with equisite, heart-fluttering tenderness. It is an extraordinarily profound book, no matter what the age of the reader.' - THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WHITBREAD JUDGES 'A fascinating new voice.' - MELVIN BURGESS
David Almond's first novel for children, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and the Camegie Medal, and his second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. Following the further success of HEAVEN EYES, 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. David lives with his family in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 9781840326826 |
| Title | Skellig |
| Release date | 2003-08-14 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Studio | Hodder Children's Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| By (author) | David Almond |