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2) Skellig
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Hodder Children's
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English
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Michael stumbles into the old garage of his new home, and finds a strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But as Skellig helps Michael breathe life into his sister, Michael's world changes for ever.
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English
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Paul believes that the moon is not the moon, but is a great hole in the sky. It's one of many strange ideas that he's never told anyone (at school he was told that he had no ideas at all), until he meets Molly, his irrepressible neighbour, who begins to convince him that his theory might just change the world.
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Bolinda/Walker audio
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
It features coming of age stories on the theme of closeness to home, deftly interwoven with illuminating autobiographical pieces on the inspirations behind the fiction. Stories include: "The Missing Link", "Joe Quinn's Poltergeist", "Harry Miller's Run", "Slog's Dad", "Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads", "Mary Malone", "Half a Creature from the Sea", and, "When God Came to Kathleen's Garden". David Almond says of this unique collection, "Stories on the...
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Hodder Children's
Language
English
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'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.' This is the prequel to David Almond's debut novel 'Skellig' which was winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award.
14) The fire-eaters
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Hodder Children's
Language
English
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It's Autumn and the winds of change are blowing for Bobby Burns. His new school is a frightening place, World War III might be imminent, and then there's the strange fire eater - a devil called McNulty. Originally published: 2003
15) Counting stars
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Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
This collection of stories reflects the author's endless sense of mystery and wonderment, as it weaves a tangible tapestry of growing up in a large Catholic family. The stories address fear and joy, light and darkness and the healing power of memory.
16) Secret heart
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English
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Joe Maloney is out of place in this world. His once-loving mother has fallen under the influence of her boyfriend, whose presence overshadows Joe's every move. His friend Stanny thinks that Joe should toughen up with a weekend in the wilderness. Originally published: 2001
19) Jackdaw summer
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English
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Every summer Liam and Max roam the wild countryside of Northumberland - but this year things are different. One hot summer's day a jackdaw leads the two boys into an ancient farm house where they find a baby, wrapped in a blanket, with a scribbled note pinned to it.