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Skellig Series 0.5-1 - David Almond 当天使坠落人间系列 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Age Range: 6 - 11 years
Skellig Series 0.5-1
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; UK ed. edition (5 Sept. 2013)
Language: English
Skellig Series - David Almond
0.5 - My Name is Mina – 3 Oct 2013
01. - Skellig Paperback – 5 Sep 2013
当天使坠落人间 平装 – 2016年4月1日
大卫·阿尔蒙德 (作者)
https://www.amazon.cn/%E5%BD%93%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%BF%E5%9D%A0%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%BA%E9%97%B4-%E5%A4%A7%E5%8D%AB%C2%B7%E9%98%BF%E5%B0%94%E8%92%99%E5%BE%B7/dp/B01E6HXA18
三分像人七分像鬼的斯凯力，生活在废弃的车库里，以苍蝇、蜘蛛为食，遗世独立，却在小说的最后，显露出天使一般的美丽心灵。大卫·阿尔蒙德著的《当天使坠落人间》讲述着世界的无限宽广、充满魔幻色彩，笔触精到传神……这不是简单讲述冒险经历的书，它透过麦克的妹妹战胜病魔的过程，展示了生命的无限力量，即使是一个极其弱小的生命，它也有生存下去的渴望，它也不会轻易向命运屈服。而麦克和家人在照看小宝宝的过程中也显现了家人间的团结，家庭的温馨和睦。
本书于2008年被改编成歌剧，2009年被改编成电影。
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十岁的男孩麦可与家人搬到一栋半旧不新的老房子里，在房子的隔壁有一个摇摇欲坠的车库。麦可在车库里发现了失落在人间的天使“史凯力”。史凯力心灰意冷，独个儿躲在暗无天日的车库里，一心等待死亡的来临。 麦可因此非常担心他，希望能够帮助他重拾信心，再次找到生命的意义。另一方面，麦可刚出世的妹妹身患重病，在死亡的边缘上挣扎着，面对随时失去至亲的沉重压力，再加上迁居后难以适应新环境，麦可感到非常沮丧……故事剧情将如何发展，请阅读大卫·阿尔蒙德的《当天使坠落人间》。
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如果你在寻找一本优美、精彩而又惊心动魄的小说，那么这一本一定合你的心思。
——《星期日泰晤士报》
情节紧张、紧凑，让人着迷。
——《独立报》
一部现代寓言故事，细致、精巧、优美。
——《书商》
一些地方紧张得令人屏吸，阿尔蒙德巧夺天工般地将优美和惊悚糅合在一起。
——《书单》
国际安徒生奖儿童小说:我的名字叫米娜 平装 – 2017年8月1日
大卫·阿尔蒙德 (作者)
https://www.amazon.cn/%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E5%AE%89%E5%BE%92%E7%94%9F%E5%A5%96%E5%84%BF%E7%AB%A5%E5%B0%8F%E8%AF%B4-%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E5%8F%AB%E7%B1%B3%E5%A8%9C-%E5%A4%A7%E5%8D%AB%C2%B7%E9%98%BF%E5%B0%94%E8%92%99%E5%BE%B7/dp/B0762CWG9W
月光上的桌台上放着一本空白的笔记本，我一直说要写日记，那么就从此时此刻开始写吧。打开笔记本，我写下di一句话：我是米娜，我喜欢夜。接下来要写点什么呢？不能只是流水账似的记下发生了哪些事，要让我的日记像我的思想一样流淌，就像一棵树、一头野兽，就像生命一样自由生长。里面的文字也应该自由徜徉，像猫头鹰一样飞，像蝙蝠一样扇动翅膀，像黑猫一样溜达。米娜在日记本里写啊写啊，记载了她的不同，她的爱、信仰、教训、妈妈、爸爸、思想和梦想
编辑推荐
2010年国际安徒生奖得主作品
他的魔幻现实主义风格使他被誉为童书界的加西亚·马尔克斯
一本天马行空、敏锐好奇、充满挑衅的日记
一个女孩破茧而出、探索外面世界的美好历程
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阿尔蒙德生动地描绘了米娅天马行空般的想象力，以及孤零零的小孩内心错综复杂的情感，并优雅地展现了小女孩破茧而出、探索外面世界的美好过程。这部作品不似阿尔蒙德其他作品般黑暗惊悚，但是洋溢着同样充沛的感情，并将激发孩子们无边无际的想象力。”
——《出版人周刊》
米娜是一个敏锐、好奇、充满挑衅但十分敏感的女孩，相信她会成为很多人心中的女英雄。
——《纽约时报书评》
透过可爱的米娜，阿尔蒙德涉及了很多主题：大到死亡和失去，普通到学校的性质。虽然对于大多数孩子来说，进入学校体系是件好事，但是阿尔蒙德提醒我们，也需要有一个地方能够接纳像米娜这样的孩子。
——《卫报》
作者
英)大卫·阿尔蒙德
大卫·阿尔蒙德，英国著名作家。1998年，他出版了第一本小说《当天使坠落人间》，先后斩获英国卡耐基文学奖、英国惠特布莱德童书奖、美国普林兹文学奖、荷兰银铅笔奖等多项大奖。其后，阿尔蒙德正式转向儿童文学创作，写出了《旷野迷踪》《天眼》等多部极具影响力的作品。2010年获得国际安徒生文学奖。
My Name is Mina Paperback – 3 Oct 2013
by David Almond (Author)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Name-Mina-David-Almond/dp/0340997265
Product details
Paperback: 304 pages
Age Range: 6 - 11 years
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (3 Oct. 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0340997265
ISBN-13: 978-0340997260
There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the night. Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or a beast does, just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line?
And so Mina writes and writes in her notebook, and here is her journal, Mina's life in Mina's own words: her stories and dreams, experiences and thoughts, her scribblings and nonsense, poems and songs. Her vivid account of her vivid life.
In this stunning book, David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael, before she has met Skellig.
Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal.
Product description
Review
A wonderful book. It is joyous. Thank you, David Almond; I cannot remember when a book filled me with such claminosity. (Marcus Sedgewick Guardian.co.uk)
A skillful, affecting and impassioned book. (The Times)
A celebration of the richness of the everyday world and to read it is to feel uplifted. (The Sunday Times)
A rare and beautiful novel. (The Scotsman)
A pitch-perfect prequel to Skellig. A gloriously rich, multi-layered novel. (Ham & High)
A poignant, heart-warming novel fuelled by Almond's generosity of spirit and his endorsement of childhood's individuality and quirkiness. (Books for Keeps)
Another gem from this award-winning author. (INIS (Ireland))
A sensational meditation on creativity and the power of words. A must for any budding writer. (The Daily Telegraph)
Almond's chatty, informal and unique writing is different from anything you have read by him before. (Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle)
Almond promotes and celebrates freedom for children and their thinking in this lyrical book about growing up. (The Guardian)
A joyous celebration of what it means to be young and alive and enquiring. (Times Educational Supplement)
A truly remarkable book. A extraordinary masterpiece. (School Librarian)
One of the stand-out novels of the year. (The Bookseller)
Intensely moving, this is a profoundly uplifting expression of joy, imagination and consciousness. Absolutely brilliant (The Newcastle Journal)
a master novelist (Independent)
There really is nobody quite like Almond writing in children's or adults' fiction today. (The Times)
a writer of subtle, page-turning and daring exactness. (Times Educational Supplement)
Almond manages to make a work of art out of the simplest words. (Amanda Craig, The Times)
David Almond is a fine writer, one of the very finest we have. He is simply incapable of writing a bad sentence. (Michael Morpurgo)
'Another brilliant novel from a master storyteller.' (Carousel)
Unsettling but, as ever, beautifully written. (Daily Mail)
'... exceptional, delicate writing ... make a moving and thoughtful story told with exceptional elegance.' (Julia Eccleshare)
'exquisite prose which sparkles off the page' (Writeaway)
BACKLIST REVIEWS: 'a book of startling quality and tremendous beauty' (The Bookbag)
David Almond's novels all have a unique, mystical thread running through them. He weaves a story web, spiderlike, that holds the reader spellbound while he spins new though-threads on universal themes. (Carousel)
One of these days, someone is going to notice that David Almond has been kidnapped by children's publishing and demand him back for adults. But until then, we must rejoice in every new offering of his. (Sunday Telegraph)
"superb coming-of-age novel from one of our master story-tellers." (Bookseller)
"This is a novel of power and beauty." (The Daily Telegraph)
A remarkable and thought-provoking prequel. (INIS)
A standalone exploration of a child's relationship with language, ideas and living things... the reader is with her all the way. (Observer)
The creative way Mina uses words to explore her dreams and ideas will inspire anyone who's ever kept a diary. (Alice, 17, Dorset)
'A celebration of the richness of the everyday world... to read it is to feel uplifted.' (Sunday Times)
A sensational meditation on creativity and the power of words. (The Daily Telegraph)
Almond promotes and celebrates freedom for children and their thinking in this lyrical book about growing up. (Guardian (Julia Eccleshare))
Incredibly moving. (Sunday Express)
A glorification of imagination. David Almond has created a novel that will excite, astound and inspire adults and children alike. (English Association Journal)
Book Description
From the winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award the Carnegie Medal and the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award comes the extraordinary prequel to the award-winning Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
About the Author
David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal and was made into a feature-length film on Sky1. His second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and his most recent novel, CLAY, was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal. David has also won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award for his lasting contribution to children's literature and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today. His books are bestsellers all over the world. He lives with his family in Northumberland. www.davidalmond.com
Skellig Paperback – 5 Sep 2013
by David Almond (Author)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Skellig-David-Almond/0340944951
Product details
Paperback: 176 pages
Age Range: 6 - 11 years
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; UK ed. edition (5 Sept. 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0340944951
ISBN-13: 978-0340944950
The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today
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 for ever . . .
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.
Powerful and moving - The Guardian
This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel.
Product description
Amazon Review
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.
Review
Lyrical, innovative and unforgettably moving. (Sunday Express (Cressida Cowell))
Lyrical, innovative and moving...unforgettably moving (Cressida Cowell Sunday Express)
The book I wish I'd written is Skellig by David Almond. Almond's book has a great sense of the mysterious; we are left with a sense of wonder. I wish that I had written it! (Joseph Delaney Books For Keeps)
This modern classic has been reissued in a beautiful 15th anniversary edition (Lorna Bradbury The Sunday Telegraph)
An exquisitely crafted book with a mystical core (The Daily Telegraph)
The sort of children's book that makes adults find excuses to read more of them (Times Educational Supplement)
Hard to put down (Liz Lightfoot The Daily Telegraph)
Refusing to read this book on the grounds that you are not a child makes as much sense as refusing to read crime fiction because you are not a criminal. A deep and lovely book. (Nick Hornby The Times)
An exquisite book (The Sunday Telegraph)
Brings Magical Realism to working-class Northeast England (i (The Independent))
A story full of heart and magic and big confusing emotions, elegantly told by a master craftsman. A perfect piece of art (Lucy Christopher Big Issue (london))
Touched with a visionary intensity, this strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination (The Guardian)
Humorous, heart-stopping and haunting...an emotional roller-coaster of a read with a cliff-hanger of a conclusion. Inspired and inspiring. (Newcastle Journal)
A visionary story...a lyrical, magical kind of book which can be read on many different levels (The Daily Mail)
Voted Carnegie Medal's Number one Top Book of the past 70 years (The Times)
I can't eat a chinese takeaway without thinking about this strange and beautiful book about an angel who seems to have lost his way. (Gill Harvey The Big Issue)
A bookshelf essential. (The Guardian)
Deservedly popular (The Observer)
Powerful and moving (Guardian.co.uk)
A beautiful story which will enchant young and old alike (Western Morning News)
A modern classic
Listed as on the of the 100 Best Children's Books Ever (Novels)
(The Daily Telegraph)
One of those books that you can't put down (Junior Reviewer Conor Neison, aged 12 Evening Echo (Cork))
Powerful and moving. (The Guardian)
Book Description
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.
From the Publisher
Critical acclaim for Skellig from the press & fellow authors
'A story of love and faith, written with exquisite, heart-fluttering tenderness. It is an extraordinarily profound book, no matter what the age of the reader' - THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WHITBREAD JUDGES 'Utterly gripping...A marvellous and unnerving debut' - TES 'Tremendously innovative, highly original and very moving. David Almond is a fascinating new voice' - MELVIN BURGESS 'Gripping, fascinating, beautiful' - JOAN AIKEN 'Tense and involving . . . something not to miss' - THE INDEPENDENT
'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 'A beautifully written, superbly crafted modern fable'-THE BOOKSELLER 'This is a story which burns bright from first to last, and for long after it is over. A quite extraordinary book. Unforgettable.' - MICHAEL MORPURGO 'Stands head and shoulders about the rest...Almond is clearly an exceptional writer.' - LITERARY REVIEW 'Gripping, beautiful and brilliantly written...one of the great discoveries of the year...everyone is raving about this unforgettable book' - THE SUNDAY TIMES 'An intensely written and fast moving fable...a considerable achievement'-BOOKS FOR KEEPS 'I read this luminous novel with a sense of wonder - and it's left an imprint on my mind - and yes, my heart - that will not easily, if ever, fade. In fact, I think Skellig deserves that risky adjective - unforgettable.' - ROBERT CORMIER --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the Inside Flap
Young readers will by enchanted by this magical tale of friendship and family:
Michael was looking forward to his new house and neighborhood, until his infant sister became very ill. Now his parents are constantly frantic, the scary doctor is always coming around, and Michael feels helpless. When he goes out into the old rickety garage, he comes across a mysterious being living beneath spider webs and eating flies for dinner. This creature calls himself Skellig, and over the weeks Michael and his new friend Mina bring Skellig out in to the light, and their worlds change forever.
From the Back Cover
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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal and was made into a feature-length film on Sky1. His second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and his most recent novel, CLAY, was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal. David has also won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award for his lasting contribution to children's literature and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today. His books are bestsellers all over the world. He lives with his family in Northumberland.
www.davidalmond.com
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Skellig Series 0.5-1 - David Almond 当天使坠落人间系列 电子书mobi+epub
Product details
Age Range: 6 - 11 years
Skellig Series 0.5-1
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; UK ed. edition (5 Sept. 2013)
Language: English
Skellig Series - David Almond
0.5 - My Name is Mina – 3 Oct 2013
01. - Skellig Paperback – 5 Sep 2013
当天使坠落人间 平装 – 2016年4月1日
大卫·阿尔蒙德 (作者)
https://www.amazon.cn/%E5%BD%93%E5%A4%A9%E4%BD%BF%E5%9D%A0%E8%90%BD%E4%BA%BA%E9%97%B4-%E5%A4%A7%E5%8D%AB%C2%B7%E9%98%BF%E5%B0%94%E8%92%99%E5%BE%B7/dp/B01E6HXA18
三分像人七分像鬼的斯凯力，生活在废弃的车库里，以苍蝇、蜘蛛为食，遗世独立，却在小说的最后，显露出天使一般的美丽心灵。大卫·阿尔蒙德著的《当天使坠落人间》讲述着世界的无限宽广、充满魔幻色彩，笔触精到传神……这不是简单讲述冒险经历的书，它透过麦克的妹妹战胜病魔的过程，展示了生命的无限力量，即使是一个极其弱小的生命，它也有生存下去的渴望，它也不会轻易向命运屈服。而麦克和家人在照看小宝宝的过程中也显现了家人间的团结，家庭的温馨和睦。
本书于2008年被改编成歌剧，2009年被改编成电影。
编辑推荐
十岁的男孩麦可与家人搬到一栋半旧不新的老房子里，在房子的隔壁有一个摇摇欲坠的车库。麦可在车库里发现了失落在人间的天使“史凯力”。史凯力心灰意冷，独个儿躲在暗无天日的车库里，一心等待死亡的来临。 麦可因此非常担心他，希望能够帮助他重拾信心，再次找到生命的意义。另一方面，麦可刚出世的妹妹身患重病，在死亡的边缘上挣扎着，面对随时失去至亲的沉重压力，再加上迁居后难以适应新环境，麦可感到非常沮丧……故事剧情将如何发展，请阅读大卫·阿尔蒙德的《当天使坠落人间》。
媒体推荐
如果你在寻找一本优美、精彩而又惊心动魄的小说，那么这一本一定合你的心思。
——《星期日泰晤士报》
情节紧张、紧凑，让人着迷。
——《独立报》
一部现代寓言故事，细致、精巧、优美。
——《书商》
一些地方紧张得令人屏吸，阿尔蒙德巧夺天工般地将优美和惊悚糅合在一起。
——《书单》
国际安徒生奖儿童小说:我的名字叫米娜 平装 – 2017年8月1日
大卫·阿尔蒙德 (作者)
https://www.amazon.cn/%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E5%AE%89%E5%BE%92%E7%94%9F%E5%A5%96%E5%84%BF%E7%AB%A5%E5%B0%8F%E8%AF%B4-%E6%88%91%E7%9A%84%E5%90%8D%E5%AD%97%E5%8F%AB%E7%B1%B3%E5%A8%9C-%E5%A4%A7%E5%8D%AB%C2%B7%E9%98%BF%E5%B0%94%E8%92%99%E5%BE%B7/dp/B0762CWG9W
月光上的桌台上放着一本空白的笔记本，我一直说要写日记，那么就从此时此刻开始写吧。打开笔记本，我写下di一句话：我是米娜，我喜欢夜。接下来要写点什么呢？不能只是流水账似的记下发生了哪些事，要让我的日记像我的思想一样流淌，就像一棵树、一头野兽，就像生命一样自由生长。里面的文字也应该自由徜徉，像猫头鹰一样飞，像蝙蝠一样扇动翅膀，像黑猫一样溜达。米娜在日记本里写啊写啊，记载了她的不同，她的爱、信仰、教训、妈妈、爸爸、思想和梦想
编辑推荐
2010年国际安徒生奖得主作品
他的魔幻现实主义风格使他被誉为童书界的加西亚·马尔克斯
一本天马行空、敏锐好奇、充满挑衅的日记
一个女孩破茧而出、探索外面世界的美好历程
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阿尔蒙德生动地描绘了米娅天马行空般的想象力，以及孤零零的小孩内心错综复杂的情感，并优雅地展现了小女孩破茧而出、探索外面世界的美好过程。这部作品不似阿尔蒙德其他作品般黑暗惊悚，但是洋溢着同样充沛的感情，并将激发孩子们无边无际的想象力。”
——《出版人周刊》
米娜是一个敏锐、好奇、充满挑衅但十分敏感的女孩，相信她会成为很多人心中的女英雄。
——《纽约时报书评》
透过可爱的米娜，阿尔蒙德涉及了很多主题：大到死亡和失去，普通到学校的性质。虽然对于大多数孩子来说，进入学校体系是件好事，但是阿尔蒙德提醒我们，也需要有一个地方能够接纳像米娜这样的孩子。
——《卫报》
作者
英)大卫·阿尔蒙德 大卫·阿尔蒙德，英国著名作家。1998年，他出版了第一本小说《当天使坠落人间》，先后斩获英国卡耐基文学奖、英国惠特布莱德童书奖、美国普林兹文学奖、荷兰银铅笔奖等多项大奖。其后，阿尔蒙德正式转向儿童文学创作，写出了《旷野迷踪》《天眼》等多部极具影响力的作品。2010年获得国际安徒生文学奖。
My Name is Mina Paperback – 3 Oct 2013
by David Almond (Author)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Name-Mina-David-Almond/dp/0340997265
Product details
Paperback: 304 pages
Age Range: 6 - 11 years
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books (3 Oct. 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0340997265
ISBN-13: 978-0340997260
There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the night. Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or a beast does, just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line?
And so Mina writes and writes in her notebook, and here is her journal, Mina's life in Mina's own words: her stories and dreams, experiences and thoughts, her scribblings and nonsense, poems and songs. Her vivid account of her vivid life.
In this stunning book, David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael, before she has met Skellig.
Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal.
Product description
Review
A wonderful book. It is joyous. Thank you, David Almond; I cannot remember when a book filled me with such claminosity. (Marcus Sedgewick Guardian.co.uk)
A skillful, affecting and impassioned book. (The Times)
A celebration of the richness of the everyday world and to read it is to feel uplifted. (The Sunday Times)
A rare and beautiful novel. (The Scotsman)
A pitch-perfect prequel to Skellig. A gloriously rich, multi-layered novel. (Ham & High)
A poignant, heart-warming novel fuelled by Almond's generosity of spirit and his endorsement of childhood's individuality and quirkiness. (Books for Keeps)
Another gem from this award-winning author. (INIS (Ireland))
A sensational meditation on creativity and the power of words. A must for any budding writer. (The Daily Telegraph)
Almond's chatty, informal and unique writing is different from anything you have read by him before. (Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle)
Almond promotes and celebrates freedom for children and their thinking in this lyrical book about growing up. (The Guardian)
A joyous celebration of what it means to be young and alive and enquiring. (Times Educational Supplement)
A truly remarkable book. A extraordinary masterpiece. (School Librarian)
One of the stand-out novels of the year. (The Bookseller)
Intensely moving, this is a profoundly uplifting expression of joy, imagination and consciousness. Absolutely brilliant (The Newcastle Journal)
a master novelist (Independent)
There really is nobody quite like Almond writing in children's or adults' fiction today. (The Times)
a writer of subtle, page-turning and daring exactness. (Times Educational Supplement)
Almond manages to make a work of art out of the simplest words. (Amanda Craig, The Times)
David Almond is a fine writer, one of the very finest we have. He is simply incapable of writing a bad sentence. (Michael Morpurgo)
'Another brilliant novel from a master storyteller.' (Carousel)
Unsettling but, as ever, beautifully written. (Daily Mail)
'... exceptional, delicate writing ... make a moving and thoughtful story told with exceptional elegance.' (Julia Eccleshare)
'exquisite prose which sparkles off the page' (Writeaway)
BACKLIST REVIEWS: 'a book of startling quality and tremendous beauty' (The Bookbag)
David Almond's novels all have a unique, mystical thread running through them. He weaves a story web, spiderlike, that holds the reader spellbound while he spins new though-threads on universal themes. (Carousel)
One of these days, someone is going to notice that David Almond has been kidnapped by children's publishing and demand him back for adults. But until then, we must rejoice in every new offering of his. (Sunday Telegraph)
"superb coming-of-age novel from one of our master story-tellers." (Bookseller)
"This is a novel of power and beauty." (The Daily Telegraph)
A remarkable and thought-provoking prequel. (INIS)
A standalone exploration of a child's relationship with language, ideas and living things... the reader is with her all the way. (Observer)
The creative way Mina uses words to explore her dreams and ideas will inspire anyone who's ever kept a diary. (Alice, 17, Dorset)
'A celebration of the richness of the everyday world... to read it is to feel uplifted.' (Sunday Times)
A sensational meditation on creativity and the power of words. (The Daily Telegraph)
Almond promotes and celebrates freedom for children and their thinking in this lyrical book about growing up. (Guardian (Julia Eccleshare))
Incredibly moving. (Sunday Express)
A glorification of imagination. David Almond has created a novel that will excite, astound and inspire adults and children alike. (English Association Journal)
Book Description
From the winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award the Carnegie Medal and the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award comes the extraordinary prequel to the award-winning Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
About the Author
David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal and was made into a feature-length film on Sky1. His second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and his most recent novel, CLAY, was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal. David has also won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award for his lasting contribution to children's literature and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today. His books are bestsellers all over the world. He lives with his family in Northumberland. www.davidalmond.com
Skellig Paperback – 5 Sep 2013
by David Almond (Author)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Skellig-David-Almond/0340944951
Product details
Paperback: 176 pages
Age Range: 6 - 11 years
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books; UK ed. edition (5 Sept. 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0340944951
ISBN-13: 978-0340944950
The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today
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 for ever . . .
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.
Powerful and moving - The Guardian
This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel.
Product description
Amazon Review
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.
Review
Lyrical, innovative and unforgettably moving. (Sunday Express (Cressida Cowell))
Lyrical, innovative and moving...unforgettably moving (Cressida Cowell Sunday Express)
The book I wish I'd written is Skellig by David Almond. Almond's book has a great sense of the mysterious; we are left with a sense of wonder. I wish that I had written it! (Joseph Delaney Books For Keeps)
This modern classic has been reissued in a beautiful 15th anniversary edition (Lorna Bradbury The Sunday Telegraph)
An exquisitely crafted book with a mystical core (The Daily Telegraph)
The sort of children's book that makes adults find excuses to read more of them (Times Educational Supplement)
Hard to put down (Liz Lightfoot The Daily Telegraph)
Refusing to read this book on the grounds that you are not a child makes as much sense as refusing to read crime fiction because you are not a criminal. A deep and lovely book. (Nick Hornby The Times)
An exquisite book (The Sunday Telegraph)
Brings Magical Realism to working-class Northeast England (i (The Independent))
A story full of heart and magic and big confusing emotions, elegantly told by a master craftsman. A perfect piece of art (Lucy Christopher Big Issue (london))
Touched with a visionary intensity, this strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every muscle of the imagination (The Guardian)
Humorous, heart-stopping and haunting...an emotional roller-coaster of a read with a cliff-hanger of a conclusion. Inspired and inspiring. (Newcastle Journal)
A visionary story...a lyrical, magical kind of book which can be read on many different levels (The Daily Mail)
Voted Carnegie Medal's Number one Top Book of the past 70 years (The Times)
I can't eat a chinese takeaway without thinking about this strange and beautiful book about an angel who seems to have lost his way. (Gill Harvey The Big Issue)
A bookshelf essential. (The Guardian)
Deservedly popular (The Observer)
Powerful and moving (Guardian.co.uk)
A beautiful story which will enchant young and old alike (Western Morning News)
A modern classic
Listed as on the of the 100 Best Children's Books Ever (Novels)
(The Daily Telegraph)
One of those books that you can't put down (Junior Reviewer Conor Neison, aged 12 Evening Echo (Cork))
Powerful and moving. (The Guardian)
Book Description
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.
From the Publisher
Critical acclaim for Skellig from the press & fellow authors
'A story of love and faith, written with exquisite, heart-fluttering tenderness. It is an extraordinarily profound book, no matter what the age of the reader' - THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WHITBREAD JUDGES 'Utterly gripping...A marvellous and unnerving debut' - TES 'Tremendously innovative, highly original and very moving. David Almond is a fascinating new voice' - MELVIN BURGESS 'Gripping, fascinating, beautiful' - JOAN AIKEN 'Tense and involving . . . something not to miss' - THE INDEPENDENT
'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 'A beautifully written, superbly crafted modern fable'-THE BOOKSELLER 'This is a story which burns bright from first to last, and for long after it is over. A quite extraordinary book. Unforgettable.' - MICHAEL MORPURGO 'Stands head and shoulders about the rest...Almond is clearly an exceptional writer.' - LITERARY REVIEW 'Gripping, beautiful and brilliantly written...one of the great discoveries of the year...everyone is raving about this unforgettable book' - THE SUNDAY TIMES 'An intensely written and fast moving fable...a considerable achievement'-BOOKS FOR KEEPS 'I read this luminous novel with a sense of wonder - and it's left an imprint on my mind - and yes, my heart - that will not easily, if ever, fade. In fact, I think Skellig deserves that risky adjective - unforgettable.' - ROBERT CORMIER --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From the Inside Flap
Young readers will by enchanted by this magical tale of friendship and family:
Michael was looking forward to his new house and neighborhood, until his infant sister became very ill. Now his parents are constantly frantic, the scary doctor is always coming around, and Michael feels helpless. When he goes out into the old rickety garage, he comes across a mysterious being living beneath spider webs and eating flies for dinner. This creature calls himself Skellig, and over the weeks Michael and his new friend Mina bring Skellig out in to the light, and their worlds change forever.
From the Back Cover
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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal and was made into a feature-length film on Sky1. His second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, and his most recent novel, CLAY, was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal. David has also won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award for his lasting contribution to children's literature and is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today. His books are bestsellers all over the world. He lives with his family in Northumberland.
www.davidalmond.com
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