Skellig
By
David Almond
Read by
David Almond
Release:
04/28/2009
Runtime:
3h 22m
Unabridged
Quantity:
Its strength as a novel is in its subtlety. . . . Skellig is a fine book.
The New York Times Book Review
Winner of ALA Notable Children's Book, 2000
Winner of Carnegie Medal, 1998
Nominated for Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award, 2001
Winner of Maine Student Book Master List, 2000
Winner of Massachusetts Children's Book Master List, 2001
Winner of Michael L. Printz Honor Book, 2000
Winner of New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award, 2002
Winner of New York Times Best Book of the Year, 1999
Winner of Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of the Year, 1999
Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 1999
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
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 spiders' webs 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. . . .
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 spiders' webs 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. . . .
Release:
2009-04-28
Runtime:
3h 22m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780739385869
Publisher:
Penguin Random House
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