Skellig

By: David Almond

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Paperback | 12 September 2000

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Paperback
192 Pages

Age
8 - 12

Grade
P - 2

Dimensions(cm)
19.5 x 13.5 x 0.5

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Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. It was all going to be wonderful. But now his baby sister's ill, his parents are frantic, and Dr. Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then one day he steps into the crumbling garage.

What is this thing beneath the spiderwebs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never seen before? The only person Michael can confide in is his new friend Mina. Together they carry the creature out into the light, and Michael's world changes forever.

Told in lyrical prose, Skellig is a mystery, an adventure, and a family story, in which Michael learns about nature, poetry, and the healing power of love.

Industry Reviews

"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

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