Half a creature from the sea : a life in stories
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Taylor, Eleanor, 1969- illustrator.
Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Status
Main Library - Teen Fiction
YA Fiction Almond
1 available
YA Fiction Almond
1 available
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Published
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Reading Level
MG+
Level 4.3, 5 Points
Level 4.3, 5 Points
Lexile code
HL: High-Low
Lexile measure
650
Notes
Description
An anthology of dark, powerful and moving short stories from master storyteller David Almond, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England. It features coming of age stories on the theme of closeness to home, deftly interwoven with illuminating autobiographical pieces on the inspirations behind the fiction. David Almond says of this unique collection, "Stories on the page are so beautifully neat. All that lovely black print; those lovely straight lines and paragraphs and pages. But stories are living things, creatures that move and grow in the imaginations of writer and reader. They must be solid and touchable, like the land, and must have fluid half-known depths, like the sea. These stories take place in a real world - but in fiction, real worlds merge with dreamed worlds. Real people walk with ghosts and figments. Earthly truth goes hand-in-hand with watery lies."
Target Audience
For young adults.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Almond, D., & Taylor, E. (2015). Half a creature from the sea: a life in stories (First U.S. edition.). Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Almond, David, 1951- and Eleanor Taylor. 2015. Half a Creature From the Sea: A Life in Stories. Candlewick Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Almond, David, 1951- and Eleanor Taylor. Half a Creature From the Sea: A Life in Stories Candlewick Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Almond, David, and Eleanor Taylor. Half a Creature From the Sea: A Life in Stories First U.S. edition., Candlewick Press, 2015.
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