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David Almond
There he was, below the bridge, half-naked, eyes blazing. He had a pair of burning torches. He ran them back and forth across his skin. He sipped from a bottle, …
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David Almond
Joe lives with his mother in Helmouth, a forgotten village crumbling on the edge of the suburbs. His days are spent trying to evade the demands of school and the …
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David Almond
There’s an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It’s been there for an age. I keep on saying that I’ll write a journal. So I’ll start right …
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David Almond
In Counting Stars David Almond tackles the themes common to his work – joy, darkness, love, death and identity – with exquisite sensitivity and tenderness. David’s childhood in the north of England …
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David Almond
Every summer Liam and Max roam the wild countryside of Northumberland – but this year things are different. One hot summer’s day a jackdaw leads the two boys into an …
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David Almond
Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers
Multi-award-winning author David Almond brings us a joyfully life-affirming and fabulously fishy tale about one boy’s journey from anguish to joy. Stanley Potts is just an ordinary boy, but when …
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David Almond
David Almond was a virtually unknown author when Cullercoats publisher IRON Press issued his first two collections of stories, Sleepless Nights (1985) and A Kind of Heaven (1997). In 2013, as part of IRON’s 40th birthday …
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David Almond
Joe has birthday money to spend, and decides a cute dog he’s seen in a pet shop window is the perfect purchase. For some reason, though, the pet shop owner …
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David Almond
For fans of Room by Emma Donoghue, an extraordinary novel about a child who is kept incarcerated – from the bestselling, prizewinning author of Skellig Billy Deane is the child of an illicit …
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David Almond
Illustrated by Dave McKean
Part story, part graphic novel – a tender slice of life and death from the creators of The Savage. Do you believe there’s life after death? Slog does. He reckons that …
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David Almond
Illustrated by Dean McKean
A uniquely presented, touching tale of grief, solace and hope from a master of contemporary storytelling and a visionary artist. The reading age for the book is 8 years and …
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David Almond
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 …
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