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Skellig
Skellig | David Almond
When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. 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 . . . Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award and is now a major Sky1 feature film, starring Tim Roth and John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award. This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel and is available from 5th September 2013.
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Ladygodiva7
Skellig | David Almond
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Another YA book I never read when I was younger, actually never heard of this. I found it in a book of 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List that I also own. Looks really interesting!
#dogsoflitsy

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moasul
Skellig | David Almond
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Tells the true meaning of friendship and care.
Best recommendation for teens and all.
Read, enjoy and have a chance to enjoy the life of fairy tales. ONE of my good reads

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Mdonald
Skellig | David Almond
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amber_ldsmom
Skellig | David Almond
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚🙌🏻📚 4y
OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👍🏻 4y
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amber_ldsmom
Skellig | David Almond
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My daughter and I love magical realism, so we naturally fell in love with this story! Day 21: #nonhumancharacter #auldlangreads Art by: https://www.deviantart.com/the-manwholaughs/art/Skellig-sketch-210986358

OriginalCyn620 Awesome artwork! 5y
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meaningless
Skellig (UK) | David Almond
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And here we were.

baes Welcome to Litsy!! 5y
Johanna414 This is one of my favorite books! (edited) 5y
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Lel2403
Skellig (UK) | David Almond
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I am too old to have read this as a child, but was given this by a friend as a recommendation. Oh what a lovely book.....Michael‘s baby sister is ill, very ill and he worries she may die. His family have moved to a new home with a rickety garage he finds a being, living off flies and spiders but is it real. This is a beautiful story, teaching empathy, love and belief in the magical natural world around us, there‘s fear, hope and William Blake

DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy! 🎉📚🎉Hope you are enjoying it here! 6y
Lel2403 Early days but it‘s great...some brilliant reviews 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
Skellig | David Almond
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My August wrap-up, in which my book-buying leaves no room for my usual Celtic knotwork. 😱
Most came from charity shops, so actually it could be called a service to the community 😉 (oh, the rationalisations...).

Cathythoughts I think you make a good point there 👍🏻😉 6y
Moray_Reads I love how neat and clean your journaling style is 😍 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
Skellig | David Almond
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It saddens me that many readers think that books written for young people are beneath them. This one is mysterious and unsettling and has the resonance of myth. Birds and William Blake, both of which I love, are significant to the story, too. It's beautiful and moving and almost as extraordinary as Skellig himself. Please read it if you haven't already. (Perhaps read it again if you have!)

Sophoclessweetheart I loved this one when I was younger x 6y
Cathythoughts Lovely review... sounds amazing. And I am one of those people who stay away from YA .... I had a couple of bad experiences, but perhaps not fair to paint them all with the same brush ❤️👍🏻 6y
keys_on_fire I agree! I‘ve been making it a point to try and read all of the Newbery Award winners as I can. Some of them aren‘t my cup of tea, but most are excellent! 6y
JazzFeathers Read it years ago and utterly lived it ❤ lt was so sad and poetic 6y
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quietlycuriouskate
Skellig | David Almond
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Today's #libraryhaul !
These reservations all came in at once, and quickly. (The last time I reserved a stack of books they took several weeks, and arrived just one or two at a time.)
It's a nice problem to have! 😃

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Mindyrecycles
Skellig | David Almond
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Poignant, mysterious, strange, heartbreaking, and beautiful! An all-time favorite. #tearinupmyheart #90sinjuly

Libby1 One of my all time favourite. 💔 7y
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Jilljemmett
Skellig | David Almond
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#aprilbookstagram Middle grade = Skellig by David Almond

JazzFeathers Read it years ago. Loved it. Such a poetic, deep story 8y
Jilljemmett @JazzFeathers I just discovered it recently. It was a beautiful story. 8y
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TheLondonBookworm
Skellig | David Almond
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Little world book day from my Mum's school librarian because I lent her all my HP merchandise for her Harry Potter display! How cute ☺️☺️ couldn't find David Almonds world book day book on the Litsy system but it looks great! 🙂🙂🙂

Libby1 David Almond is excellent. I loved Skellig and intend to read more of his work! 8y
TheLondonBookworm @Libby1 me too! Read it in school and was hooked :) 8y
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Jilljemmett
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This was another book for my middle-grade research. It was awesome! It had a lot of suspense and I couldn't put it down.

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Skellig | David Almond
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I'm reading a lot of books for my children's literature class this term, and I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. It was actually very sweet and dealt with some heavy issues, like an ill baby sister, in a way that children could understand. I'm still not sure what Skellig is, but he seems pretty extraordinary. 👼🦉

tapgurl A teacher I worked with introduced Skellig as a book beyond description and one of the best books he'd ever read. He was offering it as a choice for his 6th grace class book club choice. I immediately went to the library to check out my own copy! 8y
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Bookworm54
Skellig | David Almond
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#SetInYourCity #ReadJanuary

I wasn't sure of a book set where I live. However, it seems that the setting of Skellig was based on the home of the Author, who was born in Newcastle upon Tyne and raised in Felling (a place in neighbouring city Gateshead and coincidentally where I meet up for the car share to work!). I figure this counts!

I haven't read this since primary school, but I remember enjoying it. I'm sure there's a tv adaptation too... ❤️

Libby1 I looove this book. 8y
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Libby1
Skellig | David Almond
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#booktober
#supernaturalbeings

I have become a champion for "middle years" (pre YA) books. This one would be on my list of top 10 favourite books.

This is the story of a supernatural being who is not at all safe but is all love.

Bookworm54 I was thinking about this book recently, and how it might be time for a reread :) 8y
Laura317 I need to find this for my 12 y.o. 8y
Titania Is it as creepy as the cover suggests? 8y
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Libby1 @Titania - no. I didn't find it creepy at all. There is suspense and intense emotion but no fear. I'm not in to creepy stuff at all. 8y
Libby1 @Bookworm54 - I cried great big gut-wrenching tears when I read this. Enjoy. 😊 8y
Libby1 @Laura317 - I hope your 12 year-old enjoys this. 💜 8y
Titania @Libby1 Thank you! I might need to pretend this for my kids. (Always my excuse...) 8y
Johanna414 This is such a beautiful book! 8y
Libby1 It is, @Johanna414 . I saw this as a play as well and it was beautifully done by a group of young people. 8y
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Seshat
Skellig | David Almond

My #firsteverlitsypost was this quote from Skellig:

"William Blake used to faint sometimes,' said Mina. 'He said the soul was able to leap out of the body for a while, and then leap back again. He said it could be caused by great fear or enormous pain. Sometimes it was because of too much joy. It was possible to be overwhelmed by the presence of so much beauty in the world.'" #day9 #booktober

Libby1 This book. And William Blake. Wondrous. 8y
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Seshat
Skellig | David Almond

“'William Blake used to faint sometimes,' said Mina. 'He said the soul was able to leap out of the body for a while, and then leap back again. He said it could be caused by great fear or enormous pain. Sometimes it was because of too much joy. It was possible to be overwhelmed by the presence of so much beauty in the world.'" ~Skellig, David Almond

MrBook Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 8y
Seshat Thank you so much for the kind welcome. 8y
DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy! 🎉👍🎉 8y
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