Skellig

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Summary: amazing
Review: Skellig is an amazing book.It is about aboy called micheal who has moved house with his new baby sister who is very sick.In his new house there is a garage and micheal finds a strange man at the back of it .Who is he ,were's he from ,haw did he get there.Tofind out you must read the book

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Summary: brilliant
Review: This extraordinary adventure book is about a boy called Michael whose family moves into a new house. But every thing starts to go wrong when he finds that the house is as old as the creature he finds living in his garage, his baby sister is sick, and he meets a girl called Mina.
What will Michael do with his dilemma?
Will his baby sister die?
What will he do with the creature in his garage?
What is the creature in his garage?
You must read the book to find out...
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in adventure books.
Even though the story is very realistic, the author mixes a bit of magic in it; which is why the book is so enjoyable!

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Summary: Great Mystery
Review: Skellig

I think Skellig is a good book. It's not like any other book I've read. It's about a boy who moves into a worn down house and finds a man/owl/angel in his ratty old garage. Together they go through many experiences. I recommend this book to people who like suspense/mystery books.

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Summary: the best book in the world
Review: I think this book is brill,I have been reading this book for quite a while.Skellig is about a boy that has a baby sister that is dying

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Summary: A good book on angels and love for another
Review: I am reading this book at school and I think that it is exciting and i want to read the rest of it.I hope the baby does live.

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Summary: A exciting book about Angle's
Review: I have been reading this book at school. I think it is realy good book and it has a lot of exciment in it. I would recomend it to eney one.

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Summary: an eciting tael about an angle
Review: I have been reeding this book at school and I think it is a very exiting book about a man who is a angle an a boy colled micheal and a girl called mina

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Summary: Angels tale
Review: we have read this at school but it is very exsiting and I think it will be a good ending

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Summary: an exciting tale about angels and love
Review: We have been reading this book at school and I think it is an exciting book because it is about a boy and his family who have moved into a new house which is in a bad condition, and I think it is a brilliant book.

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Summary: A moving book for young adults
Review: Skellig is about a boy, his family and the people who help him grow. Michael, an athletic boy (especially in football, or soccer in the U.S.), moves to a new house with his parents. Soon after the move his mother gives birth to a premature baby who has many problems. While cleaning the house and property, preparing for the baby's home coming, Michael stumbles upon something in the garage. He finds Skellig, a man who has been staying in there since before the previous owner of the house died. Michael starts bringing him things like Chinese food and aspirin, and chats with him. Michael soon meets Mina, a very clever girl, and takes her to see Skellig. They take Skellig to an abandoned house where he gains strength and shows them that he has wings. They join hands in a circle and float around the room and transparent wings form on their backs. While the adventure with Skellig is going on, Michaels gets worse. The doctors want to operate on her and the night before surgery, Skellig goes to her and somehow gives her the strength to make it through. Later, Skellig says good-bye to Michael and Mina and heads out to find others in need of an angel.
I very much enjoyed reading this book. Usually when I read a book, I pick a stopping point but the only good point for this book was the end. I could tell that the story takes place somewhere in Europe, primarily Great Britain or England, because of the dialogue Almond uses. It is set sometime in the present or near past because the technology is about the same because they do heart surgery on an infant and they order Chinese food in Europe. The characters seem real but only Skellig's personality, intellect, and weakness seems real. The fact that he has wing is entertaining but it just isn't realistic. His bitterness toward everything is evidence of his pain and because he has wings, he doesn't want to be seen by anyone for fear of being discovered. Mina is a kind-hearted person who, probably because of being home schooled, is very intelligent. She knows every thing about birds and the fact that Skellig has wings is no coincidence made by Almond. Michael's parents seem to pour all their love and attention into the sick baby but also find time to spend with him. Their fear and fear for the baby is covered by their courage and will to not give up hope. Michael seems to care a little too much for Skellig. If he were a normal kid, he probably would have told his parents about a strange man in the garage. But, perhaps he didn't tell because Skellig was just the person whom he could confide in and talk about all his problems. The book entertained me but also sent me messages, one being: Love conquers all. The book was written for juveniles and I gave it four stars for being an excellent book for young adults but an entirely intelligent, historic, life-changing novel. The book moved me, it flowed smoothly, and had a very good plot with important messages, but the characters are very young and I couldn't really relate to them. The thing I liked most about the book is the mood Almond creates. He can make you feel very happy and joyous and also very sad. Every time I would read it I would want to go out and get some Chinese food. I think he has ties with a Chinese restaurant. You think? I would recommend this book to anyone from age nine to fifteen.