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 Award. 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 for ever . . . Skellig won the
Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010
Hans Christian Andersen award. Powerful and moving - The Guardian This newly jacketed
edition celebrates 20 years of this multi-award-winning novel.
