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Skellig

By David Almond

By David Almond

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Sep 12, 2000 | ISBN 9780440416029 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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About Skellig

David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!

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. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders’ webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? 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. . . .

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About David Almond

David Almond grew up in a large family in northeastern England and says, “The place and the people have given me many of my stories.” His first novel for children, Skellig, was a Michael L. Printz Honor Book and an… More about David Almond

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Praise

"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

Awards

ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 2000

Carnegie Medal WINNER 1998

Maine Student Book Master List WINNER 2000

Massachusetts Children’s Book Master List WINNER 2001

Michael L. Printz Honor Book WINNER 2000

New Jersey Garden State Children’s Book Award WINNER 2002

New Jersey Garden State Teen Book Award WINNER

New York Times Best Book of the Year WINNER 1999

Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year WINNER 1999

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year WINNER 1999

Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2001

Product Details

Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

Paperback | $8.99
Published by Yearling
Sep 12, 2000 | 192 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780440416029

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