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The Colour of the Sun
The Colour of the Sun | David Almond
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This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. "The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free." One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside town that has always been his home - but as the day passes, it becomes ever more mysterious. A boy has been killed, and Davie thinks he might know who is responsible. He turns away from the gossip and excitement and sets off roaming towards the sunlit hills above the town. As the day goes on, the real and the imaginary start to merge, and Davie knows that neither he nor his world will ever be the same again. This an outstanding novel full of warmth and light, from a multi-award-winning author. David Almond says: 'I guess it embodies my constant astonishment at being alive in this beautiful, weird, extraordinary world.'
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David Almond‘s coming-of-age novel for children aged 11+ is a dreamy mix of historical fiction and supernatural overtones that combines Almond‘s marvellous ear for north eastern dialect with a simple plot that‘s about Davie and his journey both emotional and literal and which I think offers a lot for readers who are young and old alike and confirms Almond‘s place as one of the greats of modern children‘s literature.

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#ReadingResolutions Day 18: There is always #Depth in Almond‘s novels, and I am thrilled to receive a review copy of his newest novel that I am more than certain will move me deeply. #BookMail #ARC

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