by David Almond · Hodder Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780340727164
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«Kit's Wilderness» is David Almond's young adult ghost novel, published by Hodder Children's Books in paperback (240 pages, in English).
Kit moves with his family to Stoneygate, an old mining village, to care for his grandfather. There he meets John Askew, who invites him to take part in Death, a disturbing ritual in the mines where the boys seek the ghosts of their ancestors. Through his grandfather's stories, Kit must confront death and life.
Novel originally published in 1999. Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award in 2001 and finalist for the Carnegie Medal.
Suitable for young readers from about 10-11 years old, as well as for adults looking for a novel with mystery, ghosts and rites of passage.
David John Almond was born May 15, 1951 and is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical acclaim.
