Skellig
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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. . . .
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David Almond has received numerous awards, including a Hans Christian Andersen Award, a Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Awards, an Eleanor Farjeon Award, and a Michael L. Printz Award. He is known worldwide as the author of Skellig, Clay, and many other novels and stories, including Harry Miller’s Run, illustrated by Salvatore Rubbino; The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas, illustrated by Oliver Jeffers; The Savage, Slog’s Dad, and Mouse Bird Snake Wolf, all illustrated by Dave McKean; and My Dad’s a Birdman and The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon, both illustrated by Polly Dunbar. David Almond lives in England.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780440416029
- Publication Date
- September 12, 2000
- Publisher
- Yearling
- Original Publication Date
- August 11, 1998
- Page Count
- 192
- Words Per Page
- 163
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 64192573
- Lexile® Level
- 490L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~M
- ATOS® Book Level
- 3.5
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 4
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 28292
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG+
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