New Releases by David Almond

La aparición de un misterioso personaje en un garaje cambiará para siempre la vida de Michael y de su familia. Michael no está de muy buen humor últimamente, se acaban de cambiar de casa y, de momento, no le gusta nada. Además, sus padres andan muy nerviosos porque su hermanita, que acaba de nacer, tiene que ingresar en el hospital aquejada de una grave enfermedad en su corazón. Por eso, Michael tiene mucho tiempo para investigar y es en el destartalado garaje donde encuentra a un extraño personaje, sucio y muy enfermo, que se alimenta de insectos. Afortunadamente, podrá compartir este secreto con Mina, su nueva vecina, una niña inquieta y muy despierta, que le descubrirá al poeta William Blake y le enseñará a ver la vida con otros ojos. Los dos alimentarán a su nuevo amigo, le conseguirán la comida china que tanto le gusta y la cerveza negra, pero también las pastillas para tratar su avanzada artritis. Entre los tres se establece una sólida amistad, una amistad que los une con unos lazos poco comunes... Al final, descubrirán cuál es la verdadera identidad de su misterioso amigo y, sobre todo, por qué está con ellos. Mientras, la hermanita de Michael se debate entre la vida y la muerte...

When his mentally unstable uncle''s obsessions take an unexpectedly cruel turn, young Stanley Potts is forced to leave and joins a carnival of eccentric characters before meeting the legendary Pancho Pirelli, who swims in piranha tanks and invites Stanley to become his apprentice.

Michael vindt in een schuur een geheimzinnige zwerver die niet helemaal is wat hij lijkt. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar.

From the winner of the Whitbread Children''s Book Award the Carnegie Medal and the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award comes the extraordinary prequel to the award-winning Skellig. Shortlisted for the 2012 Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children''s Fiction Prize.

The ineffable nature of grieving and belief inspires a tender, gritty, and breathtaking work of graphic storytelling from the creators of The Savage. "Slogger, man," I said. "Your dad’s dead." "I know that, Davie. But it’s him. He’s come back again, like he said he would." Do you believe in life after death? Slog does. He believes that the scruffy man on a bench outside the butcher shop is his dad, returned to visit him one last time. Slog’s friend Davie isn’t so sure. Can it be that some mysteries are never meant to be solved? And that belief, at times, is its own reward? The acclaimed creators of The Savage reunite for a feat of graphic storytelling that defies categorization. Eerie, poignant, and masterful, Slog’s Dad is a tale of astonishing power and complexity.

In a northern English town, Lizzie, despite her own grief over the death of her mother, tries to distract her grief-stricken father by helping him enter and prepare for the Great Human Bird Competition.

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 other they can put up with the psychologists, the social workers, the therapists -- at least most of the time. Sometimes there is nothing left but to run away, to run for freedom. And that is what Erin and two friends do, run away one night downriver on a raft. What they find on their journey is stranger than you can imagine, maybe, and you might not think it''s true. But Erin will tell you it is all true. And the proof is a girl named Heaven Eyes, who sees through all the darkness in the world to the joy that lies beneath.

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 sees in the distant sky, the songs he hears in the air around him, the vibrations of life he feels everywhere. Everybody laughs at Joe Maloney. And then a tattered circus comes to town, and a tiger comes for him. It leads him out into the night, and nothing in Joe Maloney’s world is ever the same again. The transformative power of imagination and beauty flows through this story of a boy who walks where others wouldn’t dare to go, a boy with the heart of a tiger, an unlikely hero who knows that sometimes the most important things are the most mysterious.

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 rub off on this unhappy soul. But it’s Stephen who sees something special in Davie. Stephen’s a gifted sculptor. One day as Davie looks on, Stephen brings a tiny figure to life. It’s a talent he has, the gift of creation—and he knows that Davie has this talent, too. Davie allows Stephen to convince him to help bring a life-size figure to life—and Clay is born. Clay is innocent, but Stephen has special plans for him. What has Davie helped to unleash on the world?

Un inconnu vient d'arriver au village: Stephen Rose. Pas de parents, pas d'amis, teint cireux, regard envoûtant, et puis cette odeur... Il va vivre chez Mary la Folle. Beaucoup de rumeurs courent sur Stephen. Mais une chose est sûre: les étranges créatures qu'il modèle dans la glaise ont quelque chose de magique. Davie et Geordie devraient-ils garder leurs distances ? Ou tenter de s'en approcher ? Stephen pourrait-il devenir un allié dans la lutte terrible qui les oppose au monstrueux Mouldy et sa bande ? Un livre puissant et troublant, parfois dérangeant, où l'hallucinatoire joue subtilement avec le réel. Du grand David Almond !

Spannende Geschichte über die Selbstfindung eines Jungen

Dette er historien om to måneder i Bobby Burns'' liv. En tid med problemer, forandringer og mirakler. Bobbys far er meget syg, hans skole er et forfærdeligt sted, tredie verdenskrig er måske lige på trapperne og hvad vil McNulty med ham?

All children will love to experience Kate's magical freedom as she changes into a cat and roams the countryside, free to become anyone and do anything, while the moon looks down from the sky, and everyone else is fast asleep.

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, the healing power of love and imagination in overcoming the wounds of ignorance and prejudice. These stories merge memory and dream, the real and the imagined, in a collection of exquisite tenderness.

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 is this thing beneath the spiders'' webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his new friend, Mina. Together, they carry the creature out into the light, and Michael''s world changes forever. . . .

The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look. Written in haunting, lyrical prose, Kit’s Wilderness examines the bonds of family from one generation to the next, and explores how meaning and beauty can be revealed from the depths of darkness. 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 called Death. As Kit’s grandfather tells him stories of the mine’s past and the history of the Watson family, Askew takes Kit into the mines, where the boys look to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors. A Michael L. Printz Award Winner An ALA Notable Book A Publishers Weekly Best Book

Erin, January et Mouse vivent dans un institut qui recueille les enfants abandonnés. Ils n'en sont pas à leur première fugue mais, cette fois, l'aventure est plus sérieuse : January a construit un radeau sur lequel ils décident d'embarquer. Emportés par le courant du fleuve, les enfants échouent dans les Marais Noirs, un lieu étrange et inquiétant où Ange, une mystérieuse petite fille, semble les attendre depuis toujours... David Almond conte une histoire d'amitié, riche en émotions, servie par une écriture poétique et une force d'évocation étonnante.