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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Paperback (Hodder Children's Books, March 1, 2009)
    Michael's world after his family moves house seems lonely and frightening, when his new baby sister is fighting for her life in hospital. Then he discovers something - a creature in the crumbling garage, and nothing is ever the same. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Whitbread Award and Hans Christian Andersen Award 2010.
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  • Skellig

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    Unknown Binding (Random House Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Paperback (Galaxy, July 1, 1999)
    Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Audio CD (Books on Tape, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Man, bird, or angel? Who or what is Skellig?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, and beautifully read by the author David Almond, Skellig is a mystery, an adventure, and a family story, in which Michael learns about nature, poetry, and the healing power of love.
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Paperback (Hodder Childrens Book, July 31, 1998)
    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.
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 2000)
    While moving into a new house, ten-year-old Michael discovers a strange creature in the garage and confides in his new friend Mina about it. Together, they carry the creature out into the light, changing Michael's world forever.
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Hardcover (Thorndike Pr, Feb. 1, 2000)
    Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Hardcover (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, April 28, 2009)
    David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel is a captivating modern classic.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 spiderwebs 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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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 12, 2000)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Library Binding (green1, April 11, 2008)
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Paperback (Hodder Murray, April 30, 2005)
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  • Skellig

    David Almond

    Audio Cassette (Listening Library, April 13, 1999)
    Man, bird, or angel? Who or what is Skellig?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, and beautifully read by the author David Almond, Skellig is a mystery, an adventure, and a family story, in which Michael learns about nature, poetry, and the healing power of love.
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