"'Sometimes we just have to accept there are things we can’t know. Why is your sister ill? Why did my father die?…Sometimes we think we should be able to know everything. But we can’t. we have to allow ourselves to see what there is to see, and we have to imagine.'"
From Skellig By David Almond
Skellig by David Almond
Description: 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 forever . . . (From Amazon.com)
Type of Literature: Young Adult (middle grade) Fantasy
Why I Liked It: This isn't the type of book I'd normally choose for myself to read. It's grittier and darker. Yet the characters are so real and beautiful in flawed ways that they draw you into their story. It took me longer to read it than a 176 middle grade book should take - I kept having to leave it and come back, let it settle and stew in my mind.
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