From David Almond, a ''master storyteller'' IndependentNothing is the same for Joff this summer. His dad is sick, his mum is working, there''s a new kid in town. The days are long and hot, and change is in the air. With his dog, Jet, Joff explores. The Chapel of Doom is always there, ancient and crumbling, with its warning signs and the legend of the Falling Boy. But Joff isn''t going to go past those signs ... is he? Intense and compelling, this is a brilliant new story from the award-winning author of the bestselling Skellig.

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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 cestu zpátky ke strýčkovi a tetičce, od kterých utekl? Poetický, laskavě bláznivý a jazykově nápaditý příběh o tom, že někdy pro nás větší nebezpečí než piraně představuje náš vlastní strach.

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The beautiful and haunting novel that launched David Almond as one of the best children's writers of today 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 for ever . . . Skellig won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award and is now a major Sky1 feature film, starring Tim Roth and John Simm. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award.

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