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.
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David Almond nació en Newcastle en 1951 y en la actualidad vive en Northumberland con su familia. En 2010 fue galardonado con el Hans Christian Andersen, el premio Nobel de la literatura infantil. Sus historias se han traducido en más de 20 países, siendo ‘Skellig’ la más aclamada y popular. En 2021 fue nombrado Oficial de la Orden del Imperio Británico por sus servicios a la literatura.