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Kit´s Wilderness
David Almond
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Description for Kit´s Wilderness
paperback. 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. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 140 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hodder Children's Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340944967
SKU
9780340944967
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-10
About David Almond
David Almond is the author of Skellig, My Name is Mina, Island, Bone Music and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into 40 languages, and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His major awards include the Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Awards, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, the Michael L Printz Award ... Read more
Reviews for Kit´s Wilderness
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more