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A Way to the Stars
David Almond; Illustrated by Gill Smith
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R568
R487
Discovery Miles 4 870
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A hopeful and moving coming-of-age story set on the island of
Lindisfarne, by David Almond, author of the bestselling Skellig and
A Song for Ella Grey: now with fantastic illustrations by the
award-winning David Litchfield. Louise has travelled with her
father to the island of Lindisfarne every year ever since she can
remember - it's the place Louise's mother loved best of all. The
arrival of Hassan from war-torn Syria changes everything. Louise is
restless and yearning for independence; meanwhile, the fiercely
free and self-reliant Hassan seems to know the island from long ago
as if it were his home from birth. Hassan is an acrobat, maybe a
sorcerer, possibly a source of great danger. The wild boys who call
the island their home want to cast him out. The forces of love,
death and hope move Louise and Hassan together. Lindisfarne will
change their lives forever. David Almond is the author of many
beloved and prize-winning books for children and teenagers. His
best known work, Skellig, won the Whitbread Children's Award and
the Carnegie Medal and was made into a feature-length film. A Song
for Ella Grey, a beautiful retelling of the myth of Orpheus, won
the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2015.
A magical story about finding your identity from one of the most
acclaimed storytellers of his generation, richly illustrated in
full colour by an internationally renowned artist. My mother says
that all things can be turned to tales. I thought she meant tales
like fish tails, but I was wrong. She meant tales like this, tales
that are stories. But this tale of mine is very like a fish tail
too... Annie has never been like the other girls. Her mam tried
sending her to school when she was small, but Annie couldn’t seem
to make words or numbers stick. She prefers instead to be swimming
in the sea, or sunbathing on the shore at Stupor Beach, her head
full of tales. She should have been a fish, her mam always tells
her, and Annie knows the truth of it. Then a stranger who comes to
town is struck by the beauty and the wonder of her, and Annie
Lumsden realizes that perhaps she really is half a creature from
the sea.
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Skellig
David Almond
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R524
R438
Discovery Miles 4 380
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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 . . .
She made her marks. She whispered her words. Then she said, "Go on.
Be happy. Up you go." When Nanty Solo comes to town, she says she
can turn children into birds. The parents are skeptical, but the
children want to fly. And before very long, everyone does. A
celebratory, lyrical story that will make your heart and
imagination soar. Written by internationally acclaimed author David
Almond and brought to life in glorious uplifting paintings by
award-winning illustrator Laura Carlin.
A darkly twisted detective ghost tale, from the winner of the Guardian Children's Book Prize.
Davie travels his small town in search of a supposed murderer. But the landscape soon starts to blur into something dark and twisted.
He must make sense of the landscape, if he has any chance of finding answers. The people he encounters on his travels don't seem entirely real either. Then he meets the victim of the murder ... but, is he dead, or alive?
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Puppet
David Almond; Illustrated by Lizzy Stewart
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R223
Discovery Miles 2 230
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From Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning author David Almond
comes a heartwarming story that shows anything is possible with
imagination and trust. What should a puppet master do when he’s
old and alone, and all his puppets are gone? Sylvester makes one
last puppet. But this one is different. When the old man speaks to
him, Puppet speaks back. And then he walks… While Sylvester shows
Puppet the town, the playground and the wonders the world holds,
Puppet in turn helps Sylvester to make a new friend, and share his
puppet-making skills with the next generation in this wonder-filled
story of creation and the circle of life. Illustrated with
sequences of wordless spreads by award-winning artist Lizzy
Stewart, this is a modern-day classic.
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Skellig (Paperback)
David Almond
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R211
R160
Discovery Miles 1 600
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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 and encounters a strange being who changes his world forever.
This wonderful tale transports Mina to Kyoto, Japan, an entirely
new and different cultural landscape, where she encounters the
magic of origami and an older magic, too. She accepts an origami
paper boat from a woman on the bus. 'Ko-ni-chi-wa,' says the woman,
'Take it.' And then, 'Float it.' Mina watches as the woman's
fingers fold another elaborate paper form: creased, tugged and
teased into the shape of a paper bird. She imagines what it would
be like to be a sheet of paper in the woman's hands, to become a
paper Mina. The crowds around her disappear and Kyoto is gone. This
is a beautiful story from one of the masters of magical realism,
David Almond, with stunning illustrations from Kirsti Beautyman.
"Spell-binding... impossible to resist... breathless, intoxicating
prose. [Almond's] books seem to exist in their own otherworldly
universe, outside all the trends in modern publishing, yet
resolutely of the now." The Glasgow Herald "David Almond's books
are strange, unsettling wild things - unfettered by the normal
constraints of children's literature. They are, like all great
literature, beyond classification." The Guardian "[David Almond] is
that rare thing - a writer of lucid, mature elegance, who can still
see the world through adolescent eyes." The Daily Telegraph "A
writer of visionary Blakean intensity." The Times "A master
storyteller." The Independent
A stunning new story from the bestselling, prize-winning David
Almond, unfolding the magic of the everyday. Mina, from the
unforgettable Skellig and My Name is Mina, journeys to Japan and
discovers the wonders of the world around her. Kyoto, Japan. Mina
is on a bus. Everything is strange and beautiful. Mina watches as a
woman folds a piece of paper into an origami boat, then floats it
over to her. As Mina discovers the magic of origami, her eyes are
opened to the wonders of the real city around her. Unfold the magic
of the everyday, on a journey with one of the world's best-loved
authors - with stunning illustrations from Kirsti Beautyman in
black and orange throughout. 'A master storyteller.' Independent
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Skellig (Paperback)
David Almond
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R205
R164
Discovery Miles 1 640
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The bestselling story about love, loss and hope 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. 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. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans
Christian Andersen award. Powerful and moving - The Guardian This
newly jacketed edition celebrates 20 years of this
multi-award-winning novel.
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Heaven Eyes (Paperback)
David Almond
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R250
R224
Discovery Miles 2 240
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Erin, January and Mouse live in a children's home, Whitegates. They
often dream of escape, and frequently journey into the outside
world. Running away is something they know all about. But this time
January builds a raft, and the three of them head precariously down
river. Towards the Black Middens. This time they might never come
back. When they stumble across a disused factory and its strange
inhabitants - Grampa and Heaven Eyes - they wonder if they'll even
have the choice. Heaven Eyes is the girl who should have drowned at
sea. The mysterious girl desperately searching for her family,
hoping that these three might be the family she has lost. She has a
secret history only Grampa knows. And does he trust these three
invaders enough to tell them? Erin feels a sisterly responsibility
for Heaven Eyes, Mouse longs to belong anywhere and anyhow, but
January thinks Grampa's a murderer. Whatever happens, all three
have a part to play. . . A stunning novel from the author of the
modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal
and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also
winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.
There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's
been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal.
So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the
very first words: My name is Mina and I love the night. Then what
shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this
happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my
journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or a beast
does, just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull
straight line? And so Mina writes and writes in her notebook, and
here is her journal, Mina's life in Mina's own words: her stories
and dreams, experiences and thoughts, her scribblings and nonsense,
poems and songs. Her vivid account of her vivid life. In this
stunning book, David Almond revisits Mina before she has met
Michael, before she has met Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2012
Carnegie Medal.
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War Is Over (Hardcover)
David Almond; Illustrated by David Litchfield
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R454
R376
Discovery Miles 3 760
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Brand New Boy (Paperback)
David Almond; Illustrated by Marta Altes
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R245
R192
Discovery Miles 1 920
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"Mam, did you think George was," I say, "a bit ... weird?" "Weird?
Yes, I suppose so. But you kids are all a bit weird if you ask me.
And to tell the truth, it'd be weird if you weren't." When a new
boy joins the class, everyone thinks he's a bit strange, but he's
brilliant at football and loves crisps, and that's all that matters
to Dan and Maxie. However, the truth about George is stranger than
anyone could have imagined ... and more sinister, too. Can his new
pals help him to become truly free?
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A Way to the Stars
David Almond; Illustrated by Gill Smith
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R263
Discovery Miles 2 630
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An enchanting and heart-warming story between a father and son,
that will make you want to reach for stars. Joe wants to find a way
to the stars. With the help of his dad, he builds a ladder, a
tower, even a rocket to go up, up, up… Oh no! Crash, bang,
wallop! What next? Together, the pair jump on pogo sticks and build
sheds to paint their dreams and find a way. An uplifting and
magical tale of sky-high courage, imagination and the bond between
father and son that will make your heart soar. Written by
internationally acclaimed author David Almond and brought to
glorious life by award-winning illustrator Gill Smith in their
first collaboration.
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Skellig (Paperback)
David Almond
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R241
R183
Discovery Miles 1 830
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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. . . .
Kit has just moved to Stoneygate with his family, to live with his
ageing grandfather who is gradually succumbing to Alzheimer's
Disease. Stoneygate is an insular place, scarred by its mining
history - by the danger and death it has brought them. Where the
coal mine used to be there is now a wilderness. Here Kit meets
Askew, a surly and threatening figure who masterminds the game
called Death, a frightening ritual of hypnotism; and Kit makes
friends with Allie, the clever school troublemaker. As Kit
struggles to adjust to his new life and the gradual failing of his
beloved grandfather, these two friendships pull him towards a
terrifying resolution. Haunted by ghosts of the past, Kit must
confront death and - ultimately - life. A stunning novel from the
author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the
Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David
Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.
Joe has birthday money to spend, and decides a cute dog he's seen
in a pet shop window is the perfect purchase. For some reason,
though, the pet shop owner is determined not to sell that
particular dog ... This wonderful story was written by Carnegie
award-winning author David Almond, and brought to life with the
illustrations of Ayesha Lopez. Collins Big Cat Progress books are
specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who have a Key
Stage 1 reading level, giving them age-appropriate texts that they
can read, building their confidence and fostering positive
attitudes towards reading. Text type: A humorous story Curriculum
links: Citizenship This book has been quizzed for Accelerated
Reader.
Winner of the Guardian children's book prize 2015 I'm the one who's
left behind. I'm the one to tell the tale. I knew them both... knew
how they lived and how they died. Claire is Ella Grey's best
friend. She's there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene:
catapulted into a North East landscape of gutted shipyards; of high
arched bridges and ancient collapsed mines. She witnesses a love so
dramatic it is as if her best friend has been captured and taken
from her. But the loss of her friend to the arms of Orpheus is
nothing compared to the loss she feels when Ella is taken from the
world. This is her story - as she bears witness to a love so
complete; so sure, that not even death can prove final.
Love, death, hope ... the island will change their lives forever.
From the bestselling David Almond, author of SKELLIG, and now with
fantastic illustrations by the award-winning David Litchfield.
Louise has travelled with her father to the island every year since
she can remember - it's the place her mother loved best of all. The
arrival of Hassan changes everything. Louise is restless and
yearning for independence; meanwhile, the fiercely free and
self-reliant Hassan seems to know the island from long ago as if it
were his home from birth. Hassan is an acrobat, maybe a sorcerer,
possibly a source of great danger. The wild boys who call the
island their home want to cast him out. The forces of love, death
and hope move Louise and Hassan together. The island will change
their lives forever. David Almond is the author of many beloved and
prize-winning books for children and teenagers. His best known
work, Skellig, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie
Medal and has been widely adapted for stage and screen. He has also
won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world's most prestigious
prize for children's authors. In 2021, David was awarded an OBE for
services to literature. 'There really is nobody quite like Almond
writing in children's or adult's fiction today.' The Times
There he was, below the bridge, half-naked, eyes blazing. He had a
pair of burning torches. He ran them back and forth across his
skin. He sipped from a bottle, breathed across a torch, and fire
and fumes leapt from his lips. The air was filled with the scent of
paraffin. He breathed again, a great high spreading flag of fire.
He glared. He roared like an animal. That summer, life had seemed
perfect for Bobby Burns. But now it's autumn and the winds of
change are blowing hard. Bobby's dad is mysteriously ill. His new
school is a cold and cruel place. And worse: nuclear war may be
about to start. But Bobby has a wonder-working friend called Ailsa
Spink. And he's found the fire-eater, a devil called McNulty. What
can they do together on Bobby's beach? Is it possible to work
miracles? Will they be able to transform the world? A stunning
novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig -
winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book
Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian
Andersen award.
The bestselling story about love, loss and hope 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, this unforgettable book now has captivating illustrations by
Tom de Freston to celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. When a
move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness,
Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. One Sunday
afternoon, he stumbles into the ramshackle garage of his new home
and finds something magical. 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 ... Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the
Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the
Hans Christian Andersen award, the Nonino International Prize, and
has received an OBE for services to literature. He is celebrated as
- in the words of the Independent - 'a master storyteller'. 'This
strange, hugely readable and life-affirming tale exercises every
muscle of the imagination' Guardian
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