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Almond, David

Skellig

183 pp. | Delacorte | April, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-385-32653-X $$15.95
(2) 4-6 When Michael stumbles upon a stranger in his yard ("He was filthy and pale and dried out and I thought he was dead"), he brings him food and medicine; later, he glimpses wings growing from the man's shoulders. After Michael's newborn sister survives a serious illness, the stranger departs, leaving us with mysteries just beyond our grasp. In his first novel for children, Almond has given them something singular to reach for.
Reviewer: Nancy Vasilakis | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 1999

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