Skellig by David Almond (English) Paperback Book

Description: Skellig by David Almond The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sisters illness, Michaels 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 Michaels 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, Michaels world changes for ever . . .SKELLIG won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Childrens 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.This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel. Author Biography David Almond is the author of Skellig, My Name is Mina, Counting Stars, The Savage, Island, A Song for Ella Grey, The Colour of the Sun and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into 40 languages, and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His major awards include the Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Awards, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, the Michael L Printz Award (USA), Le Prix Sorcieres (France) and the Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize. In 2010 he won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the worlds most prestigious prize for childrens authors. David speaks at festivals and conferences around the world. He is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. He is widely regarded as one of the most exciting, inspirational and innovative childrens authors writing today. He has one amazing daughter. He lives in Bath and in Newcastle, the city in which he was born. Review Powerful and moving. - The Guardian Promotional The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award. Prizes Winner of Carnegie Medal 1998 (UK) Long Description When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sisters illness, Michaels 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 Michaels 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, Michaels world changes for ever . . . SKELLIG won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Childrens 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.This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel. Review Quote Truly original, mysterious and affecting . . . Almond treads with delicate certainty, and the result is something genuine and true Promotional "Headline" The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best childrens writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread childrens book of the Year Award. Description for Sales People One of the best childrens writers today, David Almond has won multiple prizes including the Whitbread, the Smarties Award and the Carnegie Medal. Details ISBN0340944951 Author David Almond Pages 176 ISBN-10 0340944951 ISBN-13 9780340944950 Format Paperback Imprint Hodder Childrens Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 823.914 Publisher Hachette Childrens Group Language English UK Release Date 2013-09-05 Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-09-05 Audience Age 10-13 Audience Teenage / Young adult AU Release Date 2007-08-22 NZ Release Date 2007-08-22 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:4037394;

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