Kit's Wilderness

DESCRIPTION :

Kit has just moved to Stoneygate with his family, to live with his ageing grandfather who is gradually succumbing to Alzheimer's Disease. Stoneygate is an insular place, scarred by its mining history - by the danger and death it has brought them. Where the coal mine used to be there is now a wilderness.
Here Kit meets Askew, a surly and threatening figure who masterminds the game called Death, a frightening ritual of hypnotism; and Kit makes friends with Allie, the clever school troublemaker. As Kit struggles to adjust to his new life and the gradual failing of his beloved grandfather, these two friendships pull him towards a terrifying resolution. Haunted by ghosts of the past, Kit must confront death and - ultimately - life.

A stunning novel from the author of the modern children's classic Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9780340944967
BY (AUTHOR) Almond, David
PUBLISHER : Hachette Children's Group	PUBLICATION DATE : January 17, 2008
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom	IMPRINT : Hodder Children's Books
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : Children / Juvenile
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback

DIMENSION : 241 mm x 129 mm
WEIGHT : 210 g

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Children’s, Teenage & Educational