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Skellig [Paperback]

David Almond (Author)
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Publication Date: 19 Mar 2009
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 forever . . .

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.

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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; Television tie-in edition edition (19 Mar 2009)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 0340997044
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340997048
  • Product Dimensions: 13.5 x 1.4 x 19.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (230 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Michael can feel his sick baby sister's heart beating inside him, and as long as he can feel it he knows she is alive. But as her condition becomes life-threatening and the family faces the nightmare of an operation to save her life, Michael turns to his new friend Mina and the strange being, Skellig, who has been living beneath the crumbling garage at the family's new home.

In this most delicate and tender story of a young boy living in fear of death and coming to terms with life, you can almost touch the indefinable magic that Skellig--part owl, part human, part everything and nothing--brings to Michael's unsettled world.

With the gentle touch of an angel's breath, Almond, in his first novel for children, lets his characters think, feel and believe without overwhelming sentimentality. A dream of a book to touch even the hardest of hearts. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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' . . . 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 )

'it's a wonderfully original and beautifully written story and, oddest of all for a children's book, it manages to address the unlikely theme of spirituality with beguiling delicacy.'

(The Irish Times 20040515)

'His characters are proper, complex portraits of children that don't succumb to the gender clichés prevalent in children's fiction.'

(The Irish Times 20040515)

'A deep and lovely book'

(The Times 20040515)

'A bookshelf essential.'

(The Guardian 20100512)

A beautifully told modern fairytale.

(Observer 20111023)
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! 14 April 2005
By Nancy Carter
Format:Paperback
What an unusual and beautiful style of writing David Almond has. I was completely unprepared for how amazing this book is. The blurb does no justice to the content of this book. This book is pure magic. Pure imagination.
On first opening Skellig I was shocked at how short the chapters were but the beauty of them is that they keep you hooked. It is so fast paced that it is almost impossible to put down.
The story is full of intelligence and real life with a touch of those extraordinary and chaotic things that bind the story together. [The wonderful William Blake quotes, the story of our wings, the metaphorical connections and then of course there's Skellig.] The real magic though, is in the characters. The genuine honest emotions layered between each of them is refreshing to read.
This book blew me away. I highly recommend Skellig to anyone. If you are looking for something a bit different, try this book!
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I think Skellig was an absolutely brilliant book. 15 Feb 1999
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Format:Paperback
Skellig is about a boy called Michael who moves into a new house which used to belong to a man called Ernie Myers who had died. In his back garden Michael finds an old man living in his shed eating only rats and bugs. Some people are going to Knock down the shed and Skellig (the old man) wont move so Michael pleads with him until he does. Michael makes friends with a girl called Mina who helps him move Skellig into an abandoned house that she Knows of. Soon Michael and Mina find a lot of extraordinary things about Skellig.

I think that Skellig is a brilliant book because of the way the whole story is brought to life with discription. The book held me in suspence when I thought that Skellig wouldn't move or when I thought that the baby was going to die.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever! 4 Jun 2007
By R. F. Ferguson
Format:Paperback
Michael just moved to a new house. His baby sister is dying. He is lonely and worried until he finds a creature in his dilapidated garage and befriends him. He wants to find out why he's there and it's not long before he finds out it wîll change his life forever...

This was my favourite book. It's good for any reader and especially people who like mystery. It's good for both boys and girls. Teh characters are easy to imagine. it's fun to read and once you get going you can't put it down!

It was the best book I've ever read and I would recommend it to anyone!
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Have not yet given to my grandchildren so do not know what their opinion will be.I think it looks good.
Published 1 day ago by sheila speller
5.0 out of 5 stars pure genious
Amazing story- human and spiritual blending together nicely. Have read many books in my time but as an adult - and this is a book for children - found it inspirational.
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I read this book in a couple of sessions. So refreshing to read a book suitable for both young and old. Cannot wait to hand it over to one of my great grandchildren.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Skellig
Heard David being interviewed on radio and that intersted me in the book that made turned his writing carrer around. Billed as a children's novel but good for adults too. Read more
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I first heard this story as an audio book listened to with my children and I, and my husband, absolutely hated it. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read
This book is about a boy called Michael who goes to live in a new house..... In the garage there is something or someone....... Read more
Published 1 month ago by molly/Grace McCarthy
4.0 out of 5 stars good good
it was a good book and reminded me of being back in english, were we had to read this book
Published 1 month ago by Megan
5.0 out of 5 stars One to read
Brilliant book, one of those books you must read before you die. Read it because my son was reading it for school and said I would like it. Glad I did. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. P. WILLIAMS
4.0 out of 5 stars I found him in the garage.
Great personal statement by David Almond at the beginning and excellent first page, really draws you in I know I am going to like it.
Published 2 months ago by Patricia M. Thornton
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