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author spotlight
“Writing can be difficult, but sometimes it really does feel like a kind of magic. I think that stories are living things—among the most important things in the world.”—David Almond
David Almond is the winner of the 2001 Michael L. Printz Award for Kit’s Wilderness, which has also been named best book of the year by School Library Journal, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly. His first book for young readers, Skellig, is a Printz Honor winner.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Raven Summer
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.99
A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stones—with a note pinned to her... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.99
A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stones—with a note pinned to her... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
hardcover library binding.
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Skellig
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2001
Price: $6.99
Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage and encounters a strange being who changes his world forever. Read more >
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2001
Price: $6.99
Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage and encounters a strange being who changes his world forever. Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
trade paperback.
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Kit's Wilderness
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2001
Price: $6.99
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2001
Price: $6.99
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Skellig
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2000
Price: $6.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2000
Price: $6.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
paperback.
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Kit's Wilderness
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.99
The Printz Award–winning classic
gets a new look.
"It was very deep, Kit. Very dark. And every one of us was scared of it. As a lad I'd wake up trembling, knowing that as a Watson born in Stoneygate I'd soon be following my ancestors into the pit," so Kit's grandfather tells him.
The... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.99
The Printz Award–winning classic
gets a new look.
"It was very deep, Kit. Very dark. And every one of us was scared of it. As a lad I'd wake up trembling, knowing that as a Watson born in Stoneygate I'd soon be following my ancestors into the pit," so Kit's grandfather tells him.
The... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover library binding and a
paperback.
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Skellig
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $16.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel is a captivating modern classic.
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . ... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $16.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel is a captivating modern classic.
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . ... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover library binding,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Clay
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $8.99
Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They’re full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O’Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him—maybe some of their good nature will... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $8.99
Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They’re full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O’Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him—maybe some of their good nature will... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Raven Summer
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 208 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $19.99
A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stones—with a note pinned to her... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 208 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $19.99
A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stones—with a note pinned to her... Read more >
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Heaven Eyes
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 8, 2002
Price: $6.50
Erin Law and her friends are Damaged Children. At least that is the label given to them by Maureen, the woman who runs the orphanage that they live in. Damaged, Beyond Repair because they have no parents to take care of them. But Erin knows that if they care for each... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 8, 2002
Price: $6.50
Erin Law and her friends are Damaged Children. At least that is the label given to them by Maureen, the woman who runs the orphanage that they live in. Damaged, Beyond Repair because they have no parents to take care of them. But Erin knows that if they care for each... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Fire-Eaters
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $5.99
Bobby Burns knows he’s a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby’s... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2005
Price: $5.99
Bobby Burns knows he’s a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby’s... Read more >
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Skellig
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $27.00
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $27.00
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Skellig
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 208 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $19.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 208 pages
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $19.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook,
hardcover,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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The Fire-Eaters
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2009
Price: $5.99
Bobby Burns knows he’s a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby’s... Read more >
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2009
Price: $5.99
Bobby Burns knows he’s a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby’s... Read more >
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Secret Heart
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $5.99
Joe Maloney is out of place in this world. His mother wants him to be a man, and he can’t be that yet. His only friend, Stanny Mole, wants to teach him how to kill, and Joe can’t learn that. Joe’s mind is always somewhere else: on the weird creatures he... Read more >
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $5.99
Joe Maloney is out of place in this world. His mother wants him to be a man, and he can’t be that yet. His only friend, Stanny Mole, wants to teach him how to kill, and Joe can’t learn that. Joe’s mind is always somewhere else: on the weird creatures he... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
Two Plays
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $12.95
David Almond turns his talents to drama in these two plays. Skellig is the dramatization of his highly acclaimed novel. What has Michael found in the derelict garage? What is this creature that lies in the darkness? Is it human, or a strange beast never seen before? And what will happen... Read more >
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $12.95
David Almond turns his talents to drama in these two plays. Skellig is the dramatization of his highly acclaimed novel. What has Michael found in the derelict garage? What is this creature that lies in the darkness? Is it human, or a strange beast never seen before? And what will happen... Read more >
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Heaven Eyes
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 3, 2009
Price: $6.50
Erin Law and her friends are Damaged Children. At least that is the label given to them by Maureen, the woman who runs the orphanage that they live in. Damaged, Beyond Repair because they have no parents to take care of them. But Erin knows that if they care for each... Read more >
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 3, 2009
Price: $6.50
Erin Law and her friends are Damaged Children. At least that is the label given to them by Maureen, the woman who runs the orphanage that they live in. Damaged, Beyond Repair because they have no parents to take care of them. But Erin knows that if they care for each... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Clay
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $8.99
Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They’re full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O’Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him—maybe some of their good nature will... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $8.99
Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They’re full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O’Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him—maybe some of their good nature will... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Fire-Eaters
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $6.99
Bobby Burns knows he’s a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby’s... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: January 12, 2010
Price: $6.99
Bobby Burns knows he’s a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby’s... Read more >
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Counting Stars
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 23, 2002
Price: $5.99
David Almond’s extraordinary novels have established him as an author of unique insight and skill. These stories encapsulate his endless sense of mystery and wonderment, as they weave a tangible tapestry of growing up in a large, loving family. Here are the kernels of his novels—joy and fear, darkness and light... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: April 23, 2002
Price: $5.99
David Almond’s extraordinary novels have established him as an author of unique insight and skill. These stories encapsulate his endless sense of mystery and wonderment, as they weave a tangible tapestry of growing up in a large, loving family. Here are the kernels of his novels—joy and fear, darkness and light... Read more >
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Raven Summer
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.99
A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stones—with a note pinned to her... Read more >
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $16.99
A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stones—with a note pinned to her... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
hardcover library binding.
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Skellig
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Kit's Wilderness
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $6.99
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding and a
paperback.
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Kit's Wilderness
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 240 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $19.99
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 240 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $19.99
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
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Kit's Wilderness
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 7, 2000
Price: $10.95
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 7, 2000
Price: $10.95
The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.
The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game... Read more >
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Skellig
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $14.00
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 28, 2009
Price: $14.00
David Almond’s Printz Honor–winning novel celebrates its 10th anniversary!
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
eBook,
hardcover,
hardcover library binding,
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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