1. David Almond - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia David Almond (* May 15, 1951 in Felling near Newcastle, England) is a British children s writer who has penned several novels, each one to critical acclaim. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Almond

David Almond From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search David Almond May 15 in Felling near Newcastle England ) is a British children's writer who has penned several novels, each one to critical acclaim. Born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia , he started out as an author of adult fiction before finding his niche writing literature for young adults. His first children's novel, Skellig (1998), set in Newcastle, won the Whitbread Children's Novel of the Year Award and also the Carnegie Medal . His subsequent novels are: Kit's Wilderness Heaven Eyes Secret Heart The Fire Eaters (2003) and Clay (2005). His first play aimed at adolescents, Wild Girl, Wild Boy , toured in 2001 and was published in 2002. His works are highly philosophical and thus appeal to children and adults alike. Recurring themes throughout include the complex relationships between apparent opposites (such as life and death, reality and fiction, past and future); forms of education; growing up and adapting to change; the nature of 'the self'. He has been greatly influenced by the works of the English Romantic poet William Blake He is an author often suggested on National Curriculum reading lists in the United Kingdom and has attracted the attention of academics who specialise in the study of children's literature Almond currently lives with his family in Northumberland, England

2. Interview | David Almond David Almond sees himself as a realist and as the author of strongly realistic fiction for children and young teenagers. And while there are no wizards or http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/almond.html

"You know, like when a kid reads a book, even though she's seen the book 25 times before, you turn the page and there's a sense of anticipation and surprise. You watch kids read especially young children they're very simple and elemental about stories. It's about a series of discoveries and uncoverings and opening of secrets and seeing what's on the next page." David Almond sees himself as a realist and as the author of strongly realistic fiction for children and young teenagers. And while there are no wizards or obvious magic in his novels from his wildly popular breakthrough novel Skellig to his most recent book, Heaven Eyes Almond places his realistic protagonists into situations tinged with mystical mysteries so subtle you're never sure if what you're reading is real or fabricated in the childish imaginations of his characters. Talking with David Almond, though, you get the feeling that all of this gentle mysticism might seem normal to the 50-year-old Newcastle author. Soft spoken and self-effacing, the author speaks gently about the gift that Skellig was for him: a reward for 15 years spent writing without much public reward. "When

3. North Carolina General Assembly - Representative David Almond (Republican, 2007- David Almond, Rep. Marilyn Avila, Rep. Jeff Barnhart, Rep. Larry M. Bell, Rep. James B. Black, Rep. Curtis Blackwood, Rep. Dan Blue, Rep. http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?nUserID=513&sChamber=H

4. David Almond David Almond at www.contemporarywriters.com David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and grew up in the small mining town of Felling. http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth02A15I021412626440

5. Kidsreads.com - David Almond David Almond grew up in a large family in northeastern England and says, The place and the people have given me many of my stories. http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-almond-david.asp

var gDcsId = "dcs35t4vc10000chxa0maatv9_2u9t"; Books by David Almond THE FIRE-EATERS HEAVEN EYES David Almond BIO David Almond grew up in a large family in northeastern England and says, "The place and the people have given me many of my stories." He worked as a postman, a brush salesman, an editor, and a teacher, but began to write seriously after he finished college. His first novel for children, SKELLIG, was a Michael L. Printz Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book and appeared on many best book of the year lists. His second novel, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature for young adults. David Almond lives in Newcastle, England, with his partner and their daughter. Back to top.

6. Reading Matters: David Almond David Almond writes beautiful stories which start off in reality and end up in total fantasy, and the transition is so smooth you can t see the join. http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/author.php?id=24

7. C4 - BookBox - Authors - Biography Of David Almond David Almond was brought up in a small town called Felling on the edge of the River Tyne. He grew up in a big Catholic family and was always surrounded by http://www.channel4learning.net/sites/bookbox/authors/almond/index.htm

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10. David Almond - Wikipedia Translate this page David Almond lebt derzeit mit seiner Familie in Northumberland, England. Literatur von und über David Almond im Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Almond

David Almond aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche David Almond 15. Mai in Felling-on-Tyne in der N¤he von Newcastle England ) ist ein britischer Schriftsteller Geboren und aufgewachsen in Felling sowie im benachbarten Newcastle, studierte er an der East Anglia Universit¤t . Als Autor begann er mit Prosa f¼r Erwachsene, bevor er sich mit seinen B¼chern an Kinder und vor allem an Jugendliche wendete. Gleich sein erster Jugendroman Skellig (1998), der wie auch die darauf folgenden Romane in Zeit und Umfeld seiner eigenen Jugend spielt, gewann den Whitbread Children's Novel of the Year Award sowie die Carnegie Medal . Sein erstes Theaterst¼ck Wild Girl, Wild Boy zielt auf ¤ltere, bereits herangewachsene Jugendliche und wurde 2002 ver¶ffentlicht, aber noch nicht ins Deutsche ¼bersetzt. Almonds Werke sind von hohem philosophischen Gehalt und werden deshalb von Kindern wie Erwachsenen gleichermaŸen gesch¤tzt. Immer wieder geht es in ihnen um das Ausloten des eigenen Selbst, das sich mit solch komplexen wie spannungsgeladenen Themenfeldern wie Leben und Tod, Phantasie und Wirklichkeit, Vergangenheit und Zukunft auseinanderzusetzen hat, um wachsen zu k¶nnen. David Almond lebt derzeit mit seiner Familie in Northumberland , England.

11. ACHUKA - Children's Books UK - David Almond David Almond was born in 1951, in Newcastleupon-Tyne, where he now lives. He grew up in Felling-on-Tyne and was educated at South Tyneside, the University http://www.achuka.co.uk/archive/interviews/dasg.php

ACHUKA's Special Guest #23 ~ David Almond BOOKLIST ACHUKA AUTHORFILE INTERVIEW Biographical Sketch David Almond was born in 1951, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he now lives. He grew up in Felling-on-Tyne and was educated at South Tyneside, the University of East Anglia, and Newcastle Polytechnic. He has held a number of teaching posts: primary, adult, secondary, special needs. He also spent a year living in a commune in early 80s. He spent five years editing the literary journal 'Panurge' and his first published works were short stories for adults. The award-winning Skellig (see below) was his first childrens novel. Skellig has won or been shortlisted for the following awards: Whitbread Children's Book of the Year 1998 (winner) The Carnegie Medal 1999 (shortlist, final judging to come) Lancashire Children's Book of the Year 1999 (winner) Stockton Children's Book of the Year 1999 (winner) The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 1999 (shortlist) Sheffield Children's Book of the Year (shortliest, final judging to come) David Almond has been the recipient of the following special writers' awards: Arts Council Award (Literature for Young People) 1998 Hawthornden Fellowship 1997 Tyrone Guthrie award 1990

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13. DBLP: David B. Almond David B. Almond. List of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server FAQ 1, David B. Almond Numerical Control for Machining Complex Surfaces. http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/a-tree/a/Almond:David_B=.html

David B. Almond List of publications from the DBLP Bibliography Server FAQ Ask others: ACM DL Guide CiteSeer CSB ... Yahoo David B. Almond: Numerical Control for Machining Complex Surfaces. IBM Systems Journal 11 DBLP: [ Home Author Title Conferences ... Michael Ley (ley@uni-trier.de) Fri Jan 25 16:42:33 2008

14. BookLoons Reviews - Clay By David Almond David Almond s Clay gets thicker and deeper as the reader progresses into the story. It s narrated by fourteenyear old David Frances Malone, http://www.bookloons.com/cgi-bin/Review.ASP?bookid=7467

15. David Almond This website aims to offer you an insight into david almond, the author and his work; from backlist and information on new titles to exclusive material he http://www.davidalmond.com/

Home The Author Biography Questions and Answers ... Publishers Notes Welcome to David Almond Online This website aims to offer you an insight into David Almond, the author and his work; from backlist and information on new titles to exclusive material he has written especially for the site. David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG , won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal. His second, KIT'S WILDERNESS , won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. David is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today, and his books are bestsellers all over the world. He lives with his family in Northumberland. David has two new books out this autumn; click here for more Read his latest news and thoughts in the Note from David 2005 Listen to David talk about Clay at

16. David Almond Biography by david almond. I was born in Newcastle and I grew up in a big Catholic family in Fellingon-Tyne. I had four sisters and a brother and lots of http://www.davidalmond.com/author/bio.html

Home The Author Biography Questions and Answers ... Publishers Notes The Author Biography by David Almond I was born in Newcastle and I grew up in a big Catholic family in Felling-on-Tyne. I had four sisters and a brother and lots of relatives in the streets nearby. My dad had been in Burma during the war. He and my mum married in the late 40s. Dad became an office manager in an engineering factory. Mum was a shorthand typist until she had the children. We moved several times when I was a child, but always within Felling. I went to primary schools in Felling and Sunderland - both of which I liked. I went to grammar school in Hebburn - which I disliked. To the surprise of some people (eg a few teachers and especially my headmaster) I went on to the University of East Anglia and did a degree in English and American Literature. After stints as a hotel porter, postman and labourer, I trained to be a teacher. It seemed the perfect job for a writer: short hours, long holidays, what more could I want? How wrong I was. I wasn't just exhausted by it, I also found it fascinating, and I learned a huge amount. I worked five years in a primary school on a large estate in Gateshead. While I was there, my first short stories began to be published in little magazines. I needed more time to write, so I resigned and sold my house. I went to live in a commune based in a dilapidated mansion in a beautiful part of Norfolk. I lived for a year and a half on a few hundred pounds and wrote my first decent stories there. When my money ran out, I found a job writing booklets for an adult literacy scheme. This led to my final teaching job, in a school for children with learning difficulties.

17. David Almond Includes a brief biography of the author, reviews of his books, and a list of awards won. http://www.randomhouse.com/features/davidalmond/

About David Almond Bookshelf Clay Clay Clay At times, the book was pretty scary to write. Sometimes I felt like Stephen Rose was working some kind of spell on me. At other times, I was laughing out loud at the antics of Geordie and Davie in the streets and in their classroom. The Fire-Eaters Skellig Skellig and The Fire-Eaters . And Clay Best wishes, David What's New Clay Kate, the Cat and the Moon The Fire-Eaters is now available in a Paperback The Fire-Eaters Secret Heart is now available in a Readers Circle edition. Secret Heart Counting Stars Kit's Wilderness Skellig ... Bookshelf

18. Author Profile: David Almond An interview; excerts from his books; and a minibiography of the author. http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-almond-david.asp

var gDcsId = "dcskti1vc10000chxa0maatv9_2u3o"; Interviews October 2007 April 2000 Books by David Almond CLICK CLAY COUNTING STARS KIT'S WILDERNESS ... SKELLIG Reading Group Guides SECRET HEART HEAVEN EYES KIT'S WILDERNESS SKELLIG David Almond BIO David Almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children's Book Award. His first novel, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal. His second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. THE FIRE-EATERS won the Whitbread, the Smarties Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. David is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today, and his books are bestsellers all over the world. He lives with his family in Northumberland. Back to top. AUTHOR TALK October 2007 CLICK , a collection of short stories that each reveal a facet of the enigmatic photographer and soldier George Keane and his family, is a collaborative effort written by 10 popular authors of both teen and adult fiction. In this interview, David Almond, Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire, Ruth Ozeki, Linda Sue Park and Tim Wynne-Jones talk about what inspired each of them to take the original manuscript in the direction he or she did and share details from their own lives that made their way into the story. Question: When you received the manuscript (or idea) for CLICK, what detail leaped out at you to inspire your part of the story?

19. David Almond Teacher Resource File Biography, bibliography, lesson plans for English author, david almond. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/almond.htm

David Almond Teacher Resource File Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center David Almond page. For other authors, see . The ISLMC is a meta-site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or a sitemap . Be sure to visit your school or public library to find books by your favorite authors. 10/12/02 Biography Criticism Lesson Plans Bibliography Biography David Almond Home Page ACHUKA. David Almond Biography, bibliography, interview David Almond Author Profile David Almond Interview From January Magazine David Almond Author Profile From Jubilee Books (UK) [Back to Top] Criticism Review. Kit's Wilderness From January Magazine Booklist Review. Kit's Wilderness [Back to Top] Lesson Plans Education World. Curriculum: 'Talking' Books Creates a Hook! Booktalk Skellig Skellig . Unit Plan From English Resources Skellig Unit Study Plan Grade 8; from English Resources Skellig Grade 9; from English Resources Writer's Workshop. Skellig Lesson 4 uses extracts from Skellig ; from Portsmouth School Improvement [Back to Top] Bibliography ISLMC David Almond Bibliography [Back to Top] Return to: Children's Literature/Elementary Resources Site administrator: Inez Ramsey , Professor Emeritus James Madison University E-mail: ramseyil@jmu.edu

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