David Almond
1) Skellig
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
2) The dam
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
''This is a true story. It was told to me by Mike and Kathryn Tickell. Kielder Water is the largest artificial lake in the UK. It is in North Northumberland, a wild an beautiful place, rich in folk music, story and legend. It was created in the late 70s and early 80s. A great dam was constructed across the Kielder Valley, a place of farms, a school, several homesteads and a stretch of the Border Counties Railway. The valley took two years to fill...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlwick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Nanty Solo is new in town and claims she can turn children into birds. Terrified parents forbid the idea, but the children want to fly--they want it very much--and they do. One by one, they approach Nanty Solo. One by one, they are transformed until the sky over town teems with rooks and goldfinches, parakeets and sparrows. The adults take one look and cry, "Get out of that sky this very minute!" But the sight of their offspring--set free to soar,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Helped by a very long ladder, some unusual acquaintances, two rather worried parents, and a great deal of community spirit, a young English boy makes an astonishing discovery when he embarks on a mission to prove that the moon is nothing but a big hole in the sky.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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World War I Collection Spotlight - Books for Teens
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
Description
Writers of this collection of short stories were inspired to write about the First World War by physical objects associated with the war.
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