Bibliograph

Skellig., David Almond

Type

Label

Skellig., David Almond

Language

eng

resource.accompanyingMatter

technical information on music

Intended audience

490, Lexile3.5, ATOS Level

resource.interestGradeLevel

MG+/Upper middle grades (6th-12th)

Main title

Skellig.

resource.readingGradeLevel

Text Difficulty 7 - Text Difficulty 12

Responsibility statement

David Almond

Summary

David Almond's Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary! 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. . .

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor