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Skellig is a children's novel by the British author David Almond, published by Hodder in 1998. It was the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and it won the Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's outstanding children's book by a British author. [3] .
Michael and Mina decide to move the creature to the owl house where he will be safer. After they make him comfortable there, the creature says his name is Skellig. Michael and Mina sneak out the next few nights to visit Skellig, who has since crawled from the first to the third floor of the house.
Skellig Summary. Ten-year-old Michael and his parents have recently moved to a dilapidated house on Falconer Road. While they work on renovating the house, Michael's sister is born prematurely. Due to her critical heart condition, it is not clear whether she will survive.
Jan 1, 2001 · Skellig #1. David Almond. 3.81. 28,585 ratings3,065 reviews. Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel...
A strange creature – human? beast? bird? angel? – a being who needs Michael’s help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health. 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.
Nov 13, 2001 · 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...
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. Read more.
- David Almond
Skellig, in depicting the healing effects of paying attention to and caring for nature, also speaks to widespread feelings of environmental catastrophe in the 1970s that led to the “back-to-the-land” movement.
Skellig, with its air of mystery and the supernatural, is hailed as a modern Gothic for children by numerous admirers. Bolstering this conviction is the redemptive power of love exemplified by ...
About Skellig. 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.
