Island
A life-changing story, now brilliantly illustrated
$24.64
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
12 September 2023
Summary
Love, death, hope … the island will change their lives forever. From the bestselling David Almond, author of SKELLIG, and now with fantastic illustrations by the award-winning David Litchfield.
Louise has travelled with her father to the island every year since she can remember - it’s the place her mother loved best of all.
The arrival of Hassan changes everything. Louise is restless and yearning for independence; meanwhile, the fiercely free and self-reliant …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444954180 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444954180 |
| Author: | David Almond, David Litchfield, Hannah Barrie |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Hodder Children's Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 12 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 127mm x 196mm x 15mm |
About The Author
David Almond
David Almond (Author)
David Almond is the author of Skellig, My Name is Mina, Island, Bone Music and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into 40 languages, and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His major awards include the Carnegie Medal, two Whitbread Awards, the Eleanor Farjeon Award, the Michael L Printz Award (USA), Le Prix Sorcieres (France), the Nonino International Prize, the James Kruss Prize and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. He has also won the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world’s most prestigious prize for children’s authors. In 2021, David was awarded an OBE for services to literature.
David speaks at festivals and conferences around the world. He is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. He is widely regarded as one of the most exciting, inspirational and innovative children’s authors writing today. He has one amazing daughter. He lives in Newcastle, the city in which he was born.
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