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Kit's Wilderness

By David Almond

By David Almond

By David Almond

By David Almond

By David Almond
Read by Charles Keating

By David Almond
Read by Charles Keating

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Mass Market Paperback $7.99

Sep 11, 2001 | ISBN 9780440416050 | Young Adult

Ebook $4.99

Nov 13, 2001 | ISBN 9780385729895 | Young Adult

Audiobook Download $10.95

Mar 07, 2000 | 306 Minutes

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    About Kit’s Wilderness

    The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.

    Written in haunting, lyrical prose, Kit’s Wilderness examines the bonds of family from one generation to the next, and explores how meaning and beauty can be revealed from the depths of darkness.

    The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game called Death. As Kit’s grandfather tells him stories of the mine’s past and the history of the Watson family, Askew takes Kit into the mines, where the boys look to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors.

    A Michael L. Printz Award Winner
    An ALA Notable Book
    A     Publishers Weekly Best Book

    About Kit’s Wilderness

    The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.

    Written in haunting, lyrical prose, Kit’s Wilderness examines the bonds of family from one generation to the next, and explores how meaning and beauty can be revealed from the depths of darkness.

    The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game called Death. As Kit’s grandfather tells him stories of the mine’s past and the history of the Watson family, Askew takes Kit into the mines, where the boys look to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors.

    A Michael L. Printz Award Winner
    An ALA Notable Book
    A     Publishers Weekly Best Book

    About Kit’s Wilderness

    The Printz Award–winning classic gets a new look.

    Written in haunting, lyrical prose, Kit’s Wilderness examines the bonds of family from one generation to the next, and explores how meaning and beauty can be revealed from the depths of darkness.

    The Watson family moves to Stoneygate, an old coal-mining town, to care for Kit’s recently widowed grandfather. When Kit meets John Askew, another boy whose family has both worked and died in the mines, Askew invites Kit to join him in playing a game called Death. As Kit’s grandfather tells him stories of the mine’s past and the history of the Watson family, Askew takes Kit into the mines, where the boys look to find the childhood ghosts of their long-gone ancestors.

    A Michael L. Printz Award Winner
    An ALA Notable Book
    A     Publishers Weekly Best Book

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    About David Almond

    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… More about David Almond

    About David Almond

    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… More about David Almond

    About David Almond

    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… More about David Almond

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Sep 11, 2001 | 256 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780440416050

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Laurel Leaf
    Nov 13, 2001 | 256 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780385729895

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $10.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Mar 07, 2000 | 306 Minutes | ISBN 9780553750027
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    Praise

    "Almond . . . creates a heartbreakingly real world fused with magical realism . . . suffusing the multilayered plot with an otherworldly glow." — Booklist, Starred

    "Almond offers another tantalizing blend of human drama, surrealism and allegory." — Publishers Weekly, Starred

    Awards

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2001

    ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 2001

    Kentucky Bluegrass Master List WINNER 2002

    Maine Student Book Master List WINNER 2001

    Michael L. Printz Award Winner WINNER 2001

    New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age WINNER 2001

    Printz Awards WINNER 2001

    ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings SELECTION 2001

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