Skellig

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Author:

Almond, David

ISBN:

978-0-340-94495-0

Publication Date:

Aug 2007

Publisher:

Hachette Children's Group

Imprint:

Hodder Children's Books

Book Format:

Paperback

List Price:

AUD $17.99

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.

Book Details

Pages:	176
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Fiction / General Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / New Experience Juvenile Fiction / Family / General Juvenile Fiction / Places / Europe Juvenile Fiction / Religious / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	12.7 x 19.6 x 1.3 cm
Book Weight:	0.16 Kilograms

Author Biography

Almond, David (Author)

David Almond was born on May 15, 1951 in the United Kingdom. He writes novels for children and young adults including The Savage, Slog's Dad, My Name Is Mina, The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas, and The Tightrope Walkers. He has received numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal for Skellig, two Whitbread Awards, the Michael L. Printz Award for young-adult books for Kit's Wilderness, the Smarties Prize and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for The Fire-Eaters, the 2015 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for A Song for Ella Grey, and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

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