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Skellig by David Almond
20.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Series: Skellig
When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Mic ...Show more
Th True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean by David Almond
26.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
For fans of Room by Emma Donoghue, an extraordinary novel about a child who is kept incarcerated - from the bestselling, prizewinning author of Skellig Billy Deane is the child of an illicit relationship between a priest and a young hairdresser. He is born on the very day that terrorists attack his town ...Show more
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon by David Almond
19.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
This is a magnificent tale of crackpot notions and sky-high courage - from David Almond, the master of magical realism, with illustrations by the award-winning Polly Dunbar. Paul believes that the moon is not the moon, but is a great hole in the sky. It's one of many strange ideas that he's never told a ...Show more
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
25.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. ...Show more
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
19.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy's journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when all the jobs in Fish Quay disappear his Uncle Ernie develops an extraordinary fascination with canning fish. ...Show more
The Colour of the Sun by David Almond
20.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. "The day is long, the world is wide, you're young and free." One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside town that has always been h ...Show more
The Dam by David Almond; Levi Pinfold (Illustrator)
19.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
A lyrical, captivating and beautiful picture book by Carnegie Medal-winner David Almond, illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Levi Pinfold.When a great dam was built by the Kielder Water in Northumberland, the valley below slowly filled with water. But just before this, when the villagers had been ...Show more
The Savage by David Almond
20.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult
This is a uniquely presented, touching tale of grief, solace and hope from a master of contemporary storytelling and a visionary artist. Imagine you wrote a story and that story came true. This is exactly what happens to Blue Baker when he writes about a savage living alone in the woods near his home. A ...Show more
The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond
19.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction
In this hilarious yet touching story from the masterful, award-winning author of "Skellig, " life takes a surprising turn after a bus driver finds a tiny boy angel in his pocket. Illustrations.
The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond
23.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
A warm and witty tale from a master storyteller, author of Carnegie Medal-winning Skellig and internationally bestseller The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas Bert and Betty Brown have got themselves a little angel. Bert found him in his top pocket when he was driving his bus. Bert and Betty’s friends think h ...Show more
The Tightrope Walkers by David Almond
30.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
'I was born in a hovel on the banks of the Tyne...'. Dominic Hall grows up in the sixties on a brand-new estate, along with the other families who escaped the river. But the Tyne is still an overwhelming presence, and most of the fathers work in the shipyards. Dom is torn between his new mates: Holly St ...Show more
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean by David Almond
37.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Reading Level: 13+
This tale is told by one that died at birth, by one that came into the world in days of endless war at the moment of disaster. Billy Dean is a secret child, growing up in the dark heart of Blinkbonny. He has a beautiful young mother and a father who arrives at night carrying the scent of incense and c ...Show more