Publisher information
- Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
- ISBN: 9781444919837
- Number of pages: 256
- Dimensions: 223 x 143 x 29 mm
- Interest age: From 12 years
- Weight: 448g
- Languages: English
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Skellig
I remember reading this book a few years ago for my English coursework... and I remember loving it. I love the storyline and the characters; I think it's a... READ MORE
Skellig - David Almond
Skellig in one Tweet-sized chunk:
Skellig is pretty much the perfect novel.
Michael has just moved to a new house. His baby sister is clinging to life in ... READ MORE
Skellig the amazing tail
Skellig is an amazing book . It gives the reader the information to actually act out the story like it is real . David Almond is a really inspiring author ... READ MORE
Skellig - David Almond
Skellig in one Tweet-sized chunk:
Skellig is pretty much the perfect novel.
Michael has just moved to a new house. His baby sister is clinging to life in ... READ MORE
I enjoyed reading this a lot! :-)
I'm 12 and this was just about the right age for me, I also think this book would be very interesting for older readers.
it is a very emotional book, very ... READ MORE
Falling Between Stools
Published in 1998, Skellig, won the Carnegie Medal as well as the Whitbread Children's Book Award. It's a relatively short novel at 170 pages but one which... READ MORE
Magical
A fantastic book by David Almond, about Michael, Mina and Skellig. Michael finds Skellig in an old falling-down garage. But who is Skellig? The only person... READ MORE
Surprise Author Visit
Well, the other Saturday in work we were treated to a surprise visit from the one and only David Almond!
Obviously, we asked him to sign stock and he very ... READ MORE
Very moving.
Similar in feel to such things as "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman, or even "Stig of the Dump", this is the story of a boy going through d... READ MORE
A gripping and moving story, even for reluctant readers
This was a Year 7 book I had to read and at first I was rather reluctant. However, the story was so gripping with great characterisation of Michael and Min... READ MORE
The boy and the unknown creature
This was an amazing book with so many unexpected parts. The story is about a boy called Michael who has just moved to a new house. Once Michael has settled... READ MORE
Wow! Family crisis and a strange man
Michael and his family have moved into the doer-upper across town that his parents loved despite the old man mess.
They started work but then the baby cam... READ MORE