Skellig

Author: David Almond

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  • : $19.99 NZD
  • : 9780340944950
  • : Hachette Children's Books
  • : Hodder Children's Books
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  • : August 2007
  • : 197mm X 130mm
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  • : October 2014
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Barcode 9780340944950
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Description

When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive.


With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes for ever . . .


Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award and is now a major Sky1 feature film, starring Tim Roth and John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

Promotion info

The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children's book of the Year Award.

Awards

Winner of Carnegie Medal 1998 (UK).

Reviews

' ... gripping, beautiful and brilliantly written ... Everyone is raving about this unforgettable book.' -- The Sunday Times


'Touched with a visionary intensity, this strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination.' -- The Guardian


'A stunning debut ... An extraordinary book.' -- The Sunday Telegraph


'the most lyrical children's author now writing' -- The Guardian


'Truly original, mysterious and affecting ... Almond treads with delicate certainty, and the result is something genuine and true' -- Philip Pullman, The Guardian


'Tremendously innovative, highly original and very moving.' -- Melvin Burgess