Skellig

When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain.<p></p><p></p>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. <p></p><p></p>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 . . .<p></p><p></p>SKELLIG won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award and is now a major Sky1 feature film, starring Tim Roth and John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.<p></p><p></p>This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel.