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.
