Kit's Wilderness - Brossura

Almond, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 034094496X ISBN 13: 9780340944967

Casa editrice: Hodder Children's Books, 2008

Riassunto

Kit has just moved to Stoneygate with his family, to live with his ageing grandfather who is gradually succumbing to Alzheimer's Disease. Stoneygate is an insular place, scarred by its mining history - by the danger and death it has brought them. Where the coal mine used to be there is now a wilderness.
Here Kit meets Askew, a surly and threatening figure who masterminds the game called Death, a frightening ritual of hypnotism; and Kit makes friends with Allie, the clever school troublemaker. As Kit struggles to adjust to his new life and the gradual failing of his beloved grandfather, these two friendships pull him towards a terrifying resolution. Haunted by ghosts of the past, Kit must confront death and - ultimately - life.

A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

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Recensione:

Magic of a very different kind (Erica Wagner The Times)

An enthralling, multi-layered and complex story with a tension that builds and grips the reader. A wonder ful read. (The Bookseller)

A writer of subtle, page-turning and daring exactness. (The Times Educational Supplement)

Extremely good. Written with an acute sense of place plus a touch of the supernatural. (The Independent)

Sensitive and absorbing. (The Observer)

Has the same mesmerising quality of writing and a hauntingly intense plot. (The Sunday Times)

The book treats all the great universal themes of literature - love, loss, redemption, mortality - with elegant, tender simplicity, and it is bound to touch any reader of whatever age. (Raymond Seitz The Daily Telegraph)

Very touching. (The Daily Telegraph)

An essential read from an original voice. (The Daily Telegraph)

A haunting read for thoughtful readers. (The Daily Telegraph)

Descrizione del libro:

In Stoneygate there was a wilderness, an empty space where the coal pit had once been. There, Kit met Askew, with his wild dog Jax. Askew, who ran the game called Death ... A superb book, winner of the Smarties Prize and the Michael L Printz Award.

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• Editore: Hodder Children's Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 034094496X
• ISBN 13: 9780340944967
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 240