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22. David Almond A bibliography of david almond s books, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/david-almond/

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23. Untitled-2 Skellig, david almond’s first novel, doesn’t need my extra emotional weight on top of the already laden pages but it got it anyway. http://www.poetbloggs.net/journal/?p=157

24. David Almond On LibraryThing | Catalog Your Books Online Also known as david almond. 681 LibraryThing users have 1066 books by david almond There are 16 conversations about david almond s books. http://www.librarything.com/author/almonddavid

Language: English [ others Albanian Basque Bulgarian ... Welsh Over twenty-two million books on members' bookshelves. Home Book Suggestions Zeitgeist Groups ... Blog Photographed at BookPeople in Austin, Texas 1 picture add a picture Author: David Almond Also known as: David Almond Members Reviews Rating Favorited Conversations Books by David Almond combine/separate works Skellig 451 copies, 40 reviews Kit's wilderness 221 copies, 33 reviews The fire-eaters 140 copies, 41 reviews Clay 98 copies, 7 reviews Heaven eyes 91 copies, review Secret heart 34 copies, review Counting stars 32 copies, review Kate, the Cat and the Moon 8 copies, review 7 copies, review Wild Girl, Wild Boy 5 copies, review My Dad's a Birdman 3 copies, review Click 2 copies, review Zeit des Mondes. SZ Junge Bibliothek Band 45 2 copies, review Les Marais noirs : titre provisoire 2 copies, review De schaduw van Skellig 1 copy, review see all 23 books Member ratings Average: 0.5 stars 1 stars 1.5 stars 2 stars 2.5 stars 3 stars 3.5 stars 4 stars 4.5 stars 5 stars Common Knowledge Share what you know.

25. Review Of Skellig By David Almond In his author’s note david almond says “Writing can be difficult, but sometimes it really does feel like a kind of magic. I think that stories are living http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/almondskellig.htm

Home Children's Books Teens Skellig David Almond Reviewer: Jill Murphy Michael’s life is turning upside down. His mother has just had a baby – a new sister for him. But she was an early baby, far too early, and she’s very, very ill. She’s is in and out of hospital and there is a great fear she might die. His mother and father are distraught and they’re living in a tense atmosphere of fear and worry. They’re a close family but it’s hard to keep it all together under such circumstances and sometimes Michael feels lonely and left out. Then he feels guilty for being so heartless. Making matters worse is that they’ve just moved house, right across town. Michael elected to stay at the same school but he needs to take a long bus ride to get there and he can’t just walk out of his house to join a football game with his friends any more. The house is in need of complete renovation too and it seems to Michael as though all his familiar comforts have deserted him. And then, one day, Michael goes into the derelict garage at the bottom of the garden. It’s an adventure – he’s not allowed down there at all for the structure is dangerously unstable and could collapse at any time. While he’s exploring Michael discovers another derelict – it’s a man living in the garage, feeding himself on the flies and spiders he finds within. It’s Skellig. Skellig begs him to tell no one that he’s there and instinctively Michael senses that there’s something strange, something special about this scruffy, ragged man and he keeps the secret from his parents. He tries to help Skellig, although he’s half afraid and half excited, bringing him medicine and food and drink.

26. Young Adult Book Reviews -- *Clay* By David Almond - Curled Up With A Good Kid's In david almond s Clay , Stephen Rose is a quiet boy just a bit older than Davie and Geordie. Father O Mahoney asks Davie and Geordie to befriend this boy http://www.curledupkids.com/clayalmo.htm

Children's books and book reviews - reading resource for kids, teachers, librarians, parents Also by David Almond: Clay by David Almond Grades 7+ 256 pages Delacorte July 2006 Hardcover When Stephen Rose moves to town, thirteen-year-old Davie's ordinary life is soon filled with things that are most certainly not ordinary. Davie, along with his best friend, Geordie, is a mischievous altar boy, warring with kids from the neighboring town, hanging out with his friends, and just starting to get attention from girls. In David Almond's Clay , Stephen Rose is a quiet boy just a bit older than Davie and Geordie. Father O'Mahoney asks Davie and Geordie to befriend this boy about whom rumors are already flying through town. The gossip about Stephen is not made any better by the fact that his aunt is a local woman known as Crazy Mary. Stephen Rose has an interesting talent. He can take clay from the pond, and, with it, create fabulously life-like sculptures, when all the other boys can do concerning the arts is to laugh at their teacher and splash paint around. Stephen Rose is, from the start, quite obviously different. While it might be smarter of Davie to not get involved with Stephen, he can't help but find himself intrigued by this boy so different from the rest of the people in Davie's small town. Davie finds out that Stephen's talent with clay is much more than it appears to be. Stephen has a gift that Davie has never seen beforeone he claims is in Davie as well: Stephen can bring the figures he creates from the clay to life. It is because of this talent and Davie's help that Clay is born.

27. Dispatches From An MFA-Seeking Writer: I Think I Haiku, So What Am I So Afraid O I m late because I m hip deep in a book by the first writer on my list, david almond. I discovered Mr. almond last year when I read his most recent novel, http://emohawk.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-think-i-haiku-so-what-am-i-so-afraid.html

@import url("http://www.blogger.com/css/blog_controls.css"); @import url("http://www.blogger.com/dyn-css/authorization.css?targetBlogID=8613402"); Dispatches from an MFA-Seeking Writer I'm going to grad school to study writing. Join me. Won't you? Thank you. "You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment." Annie Dillard New players are always welcome! Join in on the most recent Saturday post. Here's how it works: 1) I will supply a topic in my post. 2) The first person to arrive replies to the topic in the form of a haiku in the comment section. 3) That person then supplies the next topic. 4) Next visitor replies with a haiku on the second topic and provides a new topic before departing. 5) Repeat with all subsequent visitors, checking the latest comment for the most recent topic. 6) Must be 5-7-5 (my blog, my rules) Have fun! You are NOT entitled to your opinion. You're entitled to your informed opinion. Harlan Ellison Someone's killed their children and made them into cookies, and I want to go see that.For Your Consideration I want to try some of that "less is more" acting. Waiting for Guffman

28. BBC - Blast - Writing - People Writing - David Almond Bestselling author david almond is twice winner of the Whitbread Children s Book of the Year Award with first novel Skellig and The FireEaters. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/writing/people/david_almond.shtml

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29. "Heaven Eyes" By David Almond About Teens Guide Review Heaven Eyes by david almond - Teen Advice Reader s Choice Selection - Random House fiction young adult teens review guide review http://teenadvice.about.com/cs/bookreviews/gr/blheaveneyes.htm

zJs=10 zJs=11 zJs=12 zJs=13 zc(5,'jsc',zJs,9999999,'') You are here: About Teen Advice Teen Advice Teen Advice ... Submit to Digg Related Guide Picks Review: "Pictures of Hollis Woods" Review: "Secret Heart" Suggested Reading More Book Reviews Family Issues - Getting Along Most Popular Quiz: Is It Love? Quiz: Are You Ready to Have Sex? Quiz: Are You a Good Kisser? Quiz: Will Your Love Last? ... Quiz: Is It Lust or Love? "Heaven Eyes" by David Almond From Mike Hardcastle Your Guide to Teen Advice FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! Guide Rating - The Bottom Line What starts out as an adventure turns into a lesson about loyalty, love and the real meaning of family. When you see the world through Heaven's eyes it will never look the same again. Pros Erin Law's enduring bond with her dead mother. Friends that act more like family. A misfit child with a magical soul. Cons Child abuse in the form of a tattoo. The yucky Black Middens. Description Ordinary things are magical and regular people are ghostly presences to be avoided at all costs. A world of the imagination becomes reality with danger and mystery is everywhere.

30. David Almond Message Board i really liked this book but i found it quite hard to understand in certain points! david almond captures the imagination of a child http://www.allreaders.com/board.asp?BoardID=22340

31. Meet The Author UK | Search For An Author | David Almond | Clay david almond. Clay. Please wait, we are detecting things ) david almond Clay. Buy Clay! (link to waterstones.com opens in a new window) http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/1194.html

@import "/styles/mta.css"; Welcome to Meet the Author - where you can see authors introducing their books in their own words. Skip to the content of this page Skip to the navigation Please note: To view the design of this website, you need a browser that supports web standards. The content of this site is accessible (with no formatting) to any browser. Upgrade to a Web standards compliant browser Authors' Lounge Marketplace David Almond Clay Please wait, we are detecting things :) If you are experiencing any problems you can manually select your player here Select Media Player: * Windows Real Player Quicktime Select Bandwidth: * High (Broadband 512K) Low (Dial-up 56K) It's easy to upgrade your media player and only takes a few minutes. Click on the links below to access and install FREE player updates from Microsoft and Real. Change your Player Settings 14 year old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They are full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Category(ies): children's, fiction

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33. David Lebovitz: Chocolate-Almond Buttercrunch Toffee david, thanks so much for this gorgeous recipe. Real almond buttercrunch is a personal passion for which I ve risked both my bank account AND my teeth, http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2005/12/chocolatealmond.html

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34. Fiction: 'Slog's Dad' By David Almond | Prospect Magazine May 2007 Issue 134 Slog s dad Slog always said his dad would come back one day. And, in the spring, he got his wish. http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=9304

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36. David Almond A short biographical note on children s writer, david almond. http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_writerbio_almond.html

home back to writers' biographies Writers' Biographies Writers of Fables Aesop Joel Chandler Harris Jean de La Fontaine Phaedrus Fairytale Writers Hans Christian Andersen Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Joseph Jacobs Charles Perrault Modern Writing for Children David Almond E. Nesbit David Almond was born in Newcastle and grew up in a big Catholic family in the coal-mining town of Felling-on-Tyne with his brother and four sisters. His first book for children, Skellig was published in 1998. As a child, Almond loved playing football in the hills above the town and messing about with his grandfather in his allotment. He loved too the local library and dreamed of seeing his books on its shelves one day. Later he took a degree in English and American literature. After working for a while as a postman, a hotel porter and a labourer, he trained to be a teacher. When his first short stories began to be published in magazines, he left his job and began writing full time. He was still not writing for children. When he ran short of money he worked at writing booklets for an adult literacy scheme, and went on to his final teaching job in a school for children with learning difficulties. He says: Skellig , my first children's novel, came out of the blue, as if it had been waiting a long time to be told. It seemed to write itself. It took six months, was rapidly taken by Hodder Children's Books and has changed my life. By the time Skellig came out, I'd written my next children's novel

37. Mr David Almond - Consultant Urologist Specialising In Urology At Hull And East Mr david almond is a Consultant Urologist working at Hull and East Riding Hospital in Hull, East Yorkshire and is a specilist in the fields of Urology http://www.classichospitals.com/consultantdetails.asp?id=425

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39. My Dad's A Birdman By David Almond, Reviewed By Amanda Craig My Dad s A Birdman by david almond, Reviewed by Amanda Craig. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children

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40. Kids Lit: David Almond The last I knew, david almond had a site through Random House. Now check out his new site! It is both evocative and functional, offering biographical http://kidslit.menashalibrary.org/archives/003517.html

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