David Almond

Ganadora de la prestigiosa Medalla Carnegie ♥ Un clásico de la literatura infantil traducido a más de 40 idiomas ♥Una historia maravillosa sobre el amor, la perdida y la esperanza.En el garaje de la

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 Stroud, his enchanting neighbour, and Vincent McAlinden, who's something else altogether - a wild, dangerous boy with murderous instincts. After his mother's death, Dom has to decide who he is, what he wants to be - and then face up to the consequences.

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 Michael''s help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael''s world changes forever ...Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children''s Book Award and is now a major Sky1 feature film, starring Tim Roth and John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

Blue Baker está escribiendo un cuento... No ese rollo de magos, hadas y vivieron felices y comieron perdices... Sino una historia real de sangre, tripas y aventuras, porque así es como es la vida. Al menos asi es para Blue desde que murio su padre y Hopper, el maton del pueblo, empezo a golpearles a el y a los otros chicos. Pero la historia de Blue tiene vida propia, una vida extraña, salvaje, magica y oscura, y cuando el salvaje le hace una visita nocturna a Hopper, Blue empieza a preguntarse donde termina el y comienza el salvaje."El salvaje es una fabula conmovedora sobre la perdida de un ser querido, la familia, el acoso, la supervivencia y el poder curativo de las palabras". Time Out"Los libros de David Almond son cosas extrañas, inquietantes... liberadas de las ataduras habituales de la literatura infantil". The Guardian"El trabajo de McKean tiene todas las cualidades de un universo real... en crecimiento pero contenido, caotico pero organizado, misterioso pero distinguible, comico pero serio". Time Magazine

Michael ia se mudar com sua família. Na casa nova, tudo ia ser maravilhoso. Mas a irmãzinha dele adoeceu e os pais já não podiam dar tanta atenção ao menino. Sentindo-se abandonado, ele foi refugiar-

A uniquely presented touching tale of grief solace and hope from a master of contemporary storytelling and a visionary artist

A heartfelt retelling of an ancient Irish tale by a master storyteller paired with the extraordinary style of an award winning illustrator When young Kevin is sent to a monastery to be cared for he yearns for the freedom of the woods and fields and misses his parents One day he reaches out through the cell window towards the light and a blackbird lands in his hands and begins to build a nest there Kevin waits patiently as the eggs are laid and the baby birds hatch When they spread their tiny wings and fly off three new wild things gone out into the world at last Kevin can rest PJ Lynch s atmospheric illustrations perfectly capture David Almond s moving retelling of this ancient Irish tale about the love of nature and a willingness to let go

An enchanting and heart warming story that will make you want to reach for stars Joe wants to find a way to the stars With the help of his dad he builds a ladder a tower even a rocket to go up up up Oh no Crash bang wallop What next Together the pair jump on pogo sticks and build sheds to paint their dreams and find a way An uplifting and magical tale of sky high courage imagination and the bond between father and son that will make your heart soar Written by internationally acclaimed author David Almond and brought to glorious life by award winning illustrator Gill Smith in their first collaboration For a soaring story of the loving bond between parent and child A Way to the Stars is sheer delight The Guardian Gently funny emotionally warm this magical story is a reminder of how important the bond between parent and child can be Daily Mail

The bestselling story about love loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children s writers of today Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children s book of the Year A

The epic new novel by David Almond.Winner of the Guardian children''s book prize 2015I''m the one who''s left behind. I''m the one to tell the tale. I knew them both... knew how they lived and how they died.Claire is Ella Grey''s best friend. She''s there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene: catapulted into a North East landscape of gutted shipyards; of high arched bridges and ancient collapsed mines. She witnesses a love so dramatic it is as if her best friend has been captured and taken from her. But the loss of her friend to the arms of Orpheus is nothing compared to the loss she feels when Ella is taken from the world. This is her story - as she bears witness to a love so complete; so sure, that not even death can prove final.

Al Col·legi de Primària Charles Darwin, a la classe d'en Dan, hi arriba un noi nou a la fi del segon trimestre. Però això no és el més estrany: en George és exageradament educat, té uns ulls i una ve

L'oncle de Stan est devenu complètement fou ! Il a transformé la maison tout entière en une conserverie de poissons. Du matin au soir, le pauvre Stan y travaille à une cadence infernale. Jusqu'au jou

Now available in this Readers Circle edition, featuring a reading group discussion guide, Almond''s tale takes two runaways, hungry for freedom from the home, on a journey to somewhere they never expected to go. In the mud of the Black Middens, Erin and January find the strange girl called Heaven Eyes, and it is she who will help these damaged children.

Stanley Potts ya no tiene una vida normal: tío Ernie transformó su casa en una enorme enlatadora de pescado, y su locura lo llevó a extremos inaceptables. Ahora Stan se ha ido de casa, y viaja con un circo ambulante. Enfrentando sus miedos, Stan descubrira, lejos del mundo conocido, su verdadera vocacion: ¡Es el niño que nada con pirañas!

Im the one whos left behind. Im the one to tell the tale. I knew them both, knew how they lived and how she died.Ella Grey and her friends are ordinary kids from ordinary families in an ordinary world. They fall in and out of love, play music, stare at the stars, yearn for excitement, and have parties on the beautiful beaches of Northumberland. One day a stranger a musician called Orpheus appears on the beach, entrancing them all, but particularly Ella. Where have they come from and what path will Ella follow?A Song for Ella Grey is a version of the myth of Orpheus that sings of the madness of youth, the ache of love, and the near-impossibility of grasping death. Zoe Coopers stage adaptation of David Almonds award-winning novel was first produced in 2024 by Pilot Theatre, in association with Northern Stage and York Theatre Royal.This edition includes the full text of the play along with a range of teaching materials and resources designed to help educators bring the play to life for their students.Praise for the novel:Infused with lyricism and with the fire and oddness of adolescence. Fresh, involving and lucid, it is a song in itself and teens will find it fills them with poignant longing and joyTelegraphThe story of Orpheus and Eurydice is retold against a wild Northumbrian landscape: life, death, love and myths. Just wonderfulBooksellerExtraordinaryMetroSpell-binding impossible to resistHerald

Bobby Burns observa anonadado esta escena. Aquel verano de 1962, la vida le había parecido perfecta, pero había llegado el otoño y soplaban con furia vientos de cambio.Estaba a punto de empezar en un colegio nuevo y le asustaba lo que se avecinaba. Ademas todos los adultos andan pendientes de una amenaza mucho mayor pero inabarcable para Bobby: las pruebas con la bomba nuclear.¿Estara a punto de estallar la Tercera Guerra Mundial?David Almond consiguio con Los Comefuegos el prestigioso premio Whitbread a la mejor novela juvenil en el 2003.