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Skellig
By Almond, David C.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38532-653-7
- Publisher
- New York : Delacorte Press, 1999.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1999
Gr 5-9 Exploring a tumbling-down shed on the property his family has just bought, Michael finds Skellig, an ailing, mysterious being who is suffering from arthritis, but who still relishes Chinese food and brown ale. Michael also meets his neighbor Mina, a homeschooled girl. When she's not trying to open his eyes and ears to the world around him, she is spouting William Blake. As Michael begins nursing Skellig back to health, he realizes that there is something odd about his shoulders. Together, he and Mina move Skellig to a safe p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
New ed., 1999. Michael stumbles upon a stranger in his yard. He brings the stranger food and later glimpses wings growing from the man'...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
