April 4, 2011

Skellig by: David Almond

            When Michael thought matters couldn’t get any worse or more complicated, his life took another interesting turn.
           Michael decides to explore, and visits an old shack placed in the front lawn of his new eerie home. After his father specifically told him not to step foot in the close to collapsing shack, that’s exactly what Michael does. With cobwebs tangling into his hair and dust collecting in his throat, Michael creeps deeper into the small old building. When he’s about to turn back he finds a man leaning against the wall. Startled, Michael runs out realizing what he saw on the man’s back was a pair of wings as dusty as the shack. Michael’s life has forever been changed, because the man in the shack wasn’t a man at all, but a fantasy-like creature living in his front lawn. This is the start of Michael's new life.

             With his parents distracted and preoccupied with his close-to-dying baby sister, Michael develops an interesting relationship with this creature and his quirky new friend Mina. What makes this book interesting? Its plot is very fun to read and the writer always leaves you wanting more which pushes you to read further.

I would encourage everyone to read this because its definitely like nothing you’ve ever read about before.


-sunnysideup

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