The Horn Book Magazine, May 1st, 1999
David Almond Skellig 183 pp. Delacorte 4/99 ISBN 0-385-32653-X 15.95 g (Intermediate)
The line between reality and fantasy can be very thin, and the interval between life and death even thinner. Michael becomes aware of both these truths in the course of this narrative, which begins when he and his family move into a new house. In addition to the usual anxieties accompanying such upheaval, he and his family are preoccupied with his gravely ill newborn sister. While investigating a collapsing garage on their property, he stumbles upon a stranger. From the very first page, Almond lets us know...
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