Summary
Creative, intelligent, nine-year-old Mina keeps a journal in her own disorderly way that reveals how her mind is growing into something extraordinary, especially after she begins homeschooling under the direction of her widowed mother. Full description
Summary: |
Creative, intelligent, nine-year-old Mina keeps a journal in her own disorderly way that reveals how her mind is growing into something extraordinary, especially after she begins homeschooling under the direction of her widowed mother. |
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Item Description: |
Prequel to: Skellig. |
Physical Description: |
300 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780385740739 (hardcover) 0385740735 (hardcover) 9780375989643 (glb) 0375989641 (glb) |
Author Notes: |
DAVID ALMOND grew up in a large family in northeastern England and says, "The place and the people have given me many of my stories." His first novel for children, Skellig, was a Michael L. Printz Honor Book and an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book and appeared on many best book of the year lists. His second novel, Kit's Wilderness, won the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. |