Kit's Wilderness
by David Almond
- ISBN
- 9788434890893
Kit's Wilderness è un grandfathers, coal mines and mining book di David Almond.
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The Printz Award--winning classic gets a new look.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. 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.A Michael L. Printz Award WinnerAn ALA Notable Book A Publishers Weekly Best BookFrom the Paperback edition.
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Di che genere è Kit's Wilderness?+
Kit's Wilderness è un libro di Grandfathers, Coal mines and mining, Ghost stories, Old age.
Di cosa parla Kit's Wilderness?+
The Printz Award--winning classic gets a new look.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...
Chi ha scritto Kit's Wilderness?+
Kit's Wilderness è stato scritto da David Almond.