Jackdaw Summer

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444921090

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Jackdaw Summer by David Almond Pdf

Every summer Liam and Max roam the wild countryside of Northumberland - but this year things are different. One hot summer's day a jackdaw leads the two boys into an ancient farm house where they find a baby, wrapped in a blanket, with a scribbled note pinned to it: PLESE LOOK AFTER HER RITE. THIS IS A CHILDE OF GOD. And so begins Jackdaw Summer. A summer when friendships are tested. A summer when lines between good and bad are blurred. A summer that Liam will never forget... 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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambria Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781621968191

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The Grotesque and the Unnatural by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lisa Sainsbury
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781441190772

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Ethics in British Children's Literature by Lisa Sainsbury Pdf

Featuring close readings of selected poetry, visual texts, short stories and novels published for children since 1945 from Naughty Amelia Jane to Watership Down, this is the first extensive study of the nature and form of ethical discourse in British children's literature. Ethics in British Children's Literature explores the extent to which contemporary writing for children might be considered philosophical, tackling ethical spheres relevant to and arising from books for young people, such as naughtiness, good and evil, family life, and environmental ethics. Rigorously engaging with influential moral philosophers, from Aristotle through Kant and Hegel, to Arno Leopold, Iris Murdoch, Mary Midgley, and Lars Svendsen, this book demonstrates the narrative strategies employed to engage young readers as moral agents.

Author : Vanessa Joosen,Michelle Anya Anjirbag,Leander Duthoy,Lindsey Geybels,Frauke Pauwels,Emma-Louise Silva
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000934908

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Age in David Almond’s Oeuvre by Vanessa Joosen,Michelle Anya Anjirbag,Leander Duthoy,Lindsey Geybels,Frauke Pauwels,Emma-Louise Silva Pdf

In recent decades, age studies has started to emerge as a new approach to study children’s literature. This book builds on that scholarship but also significantly extends it by exploring age in various aspects of children’s literature: the age of the author, the characters, the writing style, the intended readership and the real reader. Moreover, the authors explore what different theories and methods can be used to study age in children’s literature, and what their affordances and limits are. The analyses combine age studies with life writing studies, cognitive narratology, digital humanities, comparative literary studies, reader-response research and media studies. To ensure coherence, the book offers an in-depth exploration of the oeuvre of a single author, David Almond. The aesthetic and thematic richness of Almond’s works has been widely recognised. This book adds to the understanding of his oeuvre by offering a multi-faceted analysis of age. In addition to discussing the film adaptation of his best-known novel Skellig, this book also offers analyses of works that have received less attention, such as Counting Stars, Clay and Bone Music. Readers will also get a fuller understanding of Almond as a crosswriter of literature for children, adolescents and adults.

Author : Rosemary Johnston
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137301178

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David Almond by Rosemary Johnston Pdf

David Almond is one of the most exciting and innovative authors writing for children and young people today. Since the publication of his award-winning first book, Skellig (1998), his novels have pushed the boundaries of children's literature and magical realism. This vibrant collection of original essays by leading international children's literature scholars and researchers provides a theoretically-informed overview of Almond's novels and fresh analysis of individual texts. Exploring broad themes such as philosophy, theology and cognitive science, the volume also introduces new concepts such as mystical realism, literary Catholicism and radical landscape.

Author : Anne Malewski
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027258403

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Growing Sideways in Twenty-first Century British Culture by Anne Malewski Pdf

This volume examines changing boundaries between childhood and adulthood in British society and culture at the beginning of the twenty-first century − where these age boundaries are widely debated, policed, and contested − to investigate alternatives to conventional ideas of growing up. Building on observations, especially in children’s literature criticism, that human growth is shaped by a grand narrative that privileges adulthood, and on terminologies of non-normative growth, particularly in queer theory, this monograph develops growing sideways as a concept that queers this grand narrative by destabilising childhood and adulthood, and the boundaries between them. The concept is refined through close readings of twenty-first century British children’s literature, television series, film, and participatory events, troubling age boundaries via specific strategies in three conceptual areas: appearance, play, and space. Exploring power structures around age and gender, this monograph traces growing sideways as a distinct and important alternative discourse of human growth.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Ember
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780385738071

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Raven Summer by David Almond Pdf

Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stones—with this note pinned to her clothing: PLESE LOOK AFTER HER RITE. THIS IS A CHILDE OF GOD.

Author : Thomas Ingoldsby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Clergy
ISBN : UCAL:B4500555

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The Jackdaw of Rheims by Thomas Ingoldsby Pdf

Author : Rachel Anderson
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444905113

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Asylum by Rachel Anderson Pdf

Set in an about-to-be-demolished high-rise block of flats, various characters have arrived from a variety of situations; their lives and their stories, interweave, change and affect each other, and travel towards deeply moving, often funny, happy and painful outcomes. At the core of the story are two asylum seekers: All fifteen-year-old Sunday wanted was a country that was democratic and respectful of human life. All eight-year-old Rosa wanted was somewhere safe, away from the bad things of the past. Through their eyes, ideas of Britain> and belonging are explored. Moving, thoughtful, outstanding and unforgettable.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444921045

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Kit's Wilderness by David Almond Pdf

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.

Author : Emer O'Sullivan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Children's literature
ISBN : 9781538122921

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Historical Dictionary of Children's Literature by Emer O'Sullivan Pdf

Historical Ditionary of Children's Literature, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about children's literature.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444920949

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Clay by David Almond Pdf

With fascination, Davie and his friend Geordie watch the arrival of a new boy, Stephen Rose, in their town. He seems to have come from nowhere, and when he arrives to live with his distant aunt, the local Crazy Mary, no one envies his new home. But perhaps he's the answer to Davie and Geordie's prayers - a secret weapon in their war against monstrous Mouldy and his gang. Intrigued, Davie and Geordie befriend Stephen. But they are heading innocently down a path that brings with it a monster of an entirely unexpected nature. Their encounter with the mysterious Stephen is as incredible as it is menacing, and as the true story of Stephen's past slowly emerges, Davie's life is changed for ever... 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.

Author : David Almond
Publisher : Hachette Children's
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444920956

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Skellig by David Almond Pdf

The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive. With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes Skellig back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael's world changes for ever . . . Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award and is now a major Sky1 feature film, starring Tim Roth and John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award. Powerful and moving - The Guardian This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel.

Author : Linda Pavonetti
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780810881068

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Bridges to Understanding by Linda Pavonetti Pdf

This is the fourth volume sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People, following Children's Books from Other Countries (1998), The World Through Children's Books (2002), and Crossing Boundaries (2006). This latest volume, edited by Linda M. Pavonetti, includes books published between 2005 and 2009. This annotated bibliography, organized geographically by world region and country, with descriptions of nearly 700 books representing more than 70 countries, is a valuableresource for librarians, teachers, and anyone else seeking to promote international understanding through children's literature. Like its predecessors, it will be an important tool for providing stories that will help children understand our differences while simultaneously demonstrating our common humanity.

Author : Stephen King
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781982159375

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On Writing by Stephen King Pdf

Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP 100 NONFICTION BOOKS OF ALL TIME Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work. “Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer’s craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King’s advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999—and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it—fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.