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9%OFFDavid Almond - Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories - 9781406365597 - V9781406365597
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Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories

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Description for Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories Paperback. An anthology of dark, powerful and moving short stories from a master storyteller and Hans Christian Andersen Award winning author, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England. Illustrator(s): Taylor, Eleanor. Num Pages: 240 pages, Vignettes and chapter headings. BIC Classification: YFH; YFU. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.

An anthology of dark, powerful and moving short stories from a master storyteller and Hans Christian Andersen Award winning author, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England.

A diverse collection of stories from the author of the internationally award-winning Skellig, deftly interwoven with illuminating autobiographical pieces on the inspirations behind the fiction. David Almond says of this unique volume, "Stories on the page are so beautifully neat. All that lovely black print; those lovely straight lines and paragraphs and pages. But stories are living things, creatures that move and grow in the imaginations of writer and reader. ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Walker Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
197g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781406365597
SKU
V9781406365597
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5

About David Almond
David Almond is the acclaimed author of many award-winning novels for children such as Skellig, Kit's Wilderness and My Name Is Mina, and has more recently collaborated with artists Polly Dunbar, Dave McKean and Oliver Jeffers on fiction for younger readers. David's books sell all over the world, and in 2011 he was the recipient of the auspicious Hans Christian ... Read more

Reviews for Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories
This coming of age collections of stories inspired by Almond’s childhood in the north east, which of course is so prevalent through his work.
The Bookseller
The work of a writer of great power, and a living insight for teenage readers into the power of imagination and the way that stories grow from seed to fruit
The ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Half a Creature from the Sea: A Life in Stories


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