Billy Dean is hidden away. He knows only his mother and father. She is a hairdresser, young and beautiful. He is a priest, smelling of cigarettes and candles, who visits rarely to impart strange wisdom and tell stories... Zobraziť viac
When a new boy joins the class, everyone thinks he's a bit strange, but he's brilliant at football and loves crisps, and that's all that matters to Dan and Maxie. However, the truth about George is stranger than anyone could have imagined... Zobraziť viac
A darkly twisted detective ghost tale, from the winner of the Guardian Children's Book Prize. Davie travels his small town in search of a supposed murderer. But the landscape soon starts to blur into something dark and twisted... Zobraziť viac
An enchanting and heart-warming story that will make you want to reach for stars. Joe wants to find a way to the stars. With the help of his dad, he builds a ladder, a tower, even a rocket to go up, up, up… Oh no! Crash, bang, wallop! What next? ... Zobraziť viac
A lyrical, captivating and beautiful picture book by Carnegie Medal-winner David Almond, illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Levi Pinfold. When a great dam was built by the Kielder Water in Northumberland, the valley below slowly filled with water Zobraziť viac
Stanleyho strýka Ernieho najviac na svete fascinujú konzervované ryby. Ich dom sa dokonca premenil na jednu veľkú konzerváreň. Keď strýko zakonzervuje aj Stanleyho obľúbenú rybičku, Stan sa rozhodne odísť. Na svojich cestách-necestách str Zobraziť viac
I'm the one who's left behind. I'm the one to tell the tale. I knew them both... knew how they lived and how they died. Claire is Ella Grey's best friend... Zobraziť viac
Snili jste někdy o tom, že utečete k cirkusu? Stanleymu Pottsovi se to podaří. A co víc, zjistí, že má údajně velmi zvláštní schopnost: dovede se potápět s piraňami, aniž by mu ublížily. Najde v sobě Stanley odvahu svůj zvláštní dar využít? A najde si... Zobraziť viac
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 ... Zobraziť viac
There he was, below the bridge, half-naked, eyes blazing. He had a pair of burning torches. He ran them back and forth across his skin. He sipped from a bottle, breathed across a torch, and fire and fumes leapt from his lips... Zobraziť viac
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 perhap Zobraziť viac
There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: ... Zobraziť viac
A dark, powerful and moving short story from the internationally acclaimed author of Skellig. Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him... Zobraziť viac
The bestselling story about love, loss and hope that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today. Winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread children's book of the Year Award... Zobraziť viac
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... Zobraziť viac
One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside town that has always been his home - but as the day passes, it becomes ever more mysterious... Zobraziť viac
In Counting Stars" David Almond tackles the themes common to his work - joy, darkness, love, death and identity - with exquisite sensitivity and tenderness. David`s childhood in the north of England was the inspiration for much of his work, and in... Zobraziť viac
A magnificent tale of crackpot notions and sky-high courage - from David Almond, the master of magical realism, with illustrations by the award-winning Polly Dunbar... Zobraziť viac
One hot summer morning, Davie steps boldly out of his front door. The world he enters is very familiar - the little Tyneside... Zobraziť viac
Joe lives with his mother in Helmouth, a forgotten village crumbling on the edge of the suburbs. His days are spent trying to evade the demands of school and the taunts of the local bullies. Joe's friend, Stanny, insists that Joe must toughen up, ... Zobraziť viac
