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Books by David Almond | Wonderlit

Books by David Almond

24 books · Ages 4–18

Known for the Skellig series, David Almond writes picture books and middle grade and young adult for ages 4–18, alongside 22 standalone books, exploring themes of family & siblings, being different, growing up.

Series

Skellig

My Name is Mina

2 books · Ages 9–14

Standalone Books

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Kit's Wilderness

David Almond

For children navigating the heavy reality of a grandparent's fading memory or the pressure to fit into a group of friend

Ages 10–14

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The Fire-Eaters

Amidst the tension of the Cuban Missile Crisis and family struggles, young Bobby Burns searches for reasons to rejoice i

Cover of My Dad's a Birdman

My Dad's a Birdman

Determined to help her grieving father find joy again, Lizzie encourages his wild dream of soaring in the Great Human Bi

Cover of The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean

The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean

Hidden behind a locked door for years, Billy Dean emerges from his secret room into a broken world where he must face th

Cover of The Tightrope Walkers

The Tightrope Walkers

Dominic Hall feels the pull of two very different lives: the artistic freedom of a girl on a makeshift tightrope and the

Cover of The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas

Stan flees his uncle's strange obsession to join a traveling carnival, where he must find the bravery to dive into a tan

Cover of The Tale of Angelino Brown

The Tale of Angelino Brown

A tiny boy angel found in a pocket brings a sense of wonder to Bert and his wife as they decide to raise the miniature m

Cover of The Color of the Sun

The Color of the Sun

For the teenager grappling with the stillness after a loss, this lyrical journey captures the blurry line between grief,

Cover of Joe Quinn's Poltergeist

Joe Quinn's Poltergeist

For the teen processing the blurred lines between memory and reality, this haunting tale explores how grief can manifest

Cover of War Is Over

For the child questioning why adults divide the world into 'us' and 'them' or feeling the weight of global events beyond

Cover of Annie Lumsden, the Girl from the Sea

Annie Lumsden, the Girl from the Sea

Annie feels like she belongs to the sea rather than the classroom, until a mysterious stranger helps her understand the

For the child who wonders what truly makes someone a friend, regardless of how they think or where they come from.

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A Way to the Stars

Joe and his dad combine their hearts and hands to build a way to reach the stars, proving that no height is too great fo

Cover of Kevin and the Blackbirds

Kevin and the Blackbirds

Gentle blackbirds nest in the hands of a lonely boy living in a monastery, teaching him and the monks about the patient

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For the child curious about the magic of the everyday, this lyrical story explores the beauty of creation and the gentle

Cover of Harry Miller's Run

Harry Miller's Run

While helping an elderly neighbor pack, eleven-year-old Leam is transported back to 1938 through the vivid memory of a l

Cover of Raven Summer

After finding an abandoned baby, Liam is pulled into a summer of dark secrets involving a Liberian refugee and the heavy

Cover of Click

David Almond, Deborah Ellis, Eoin Colfer, Gregory Maguire, Linda Sue Park, Margo Lanagan, Nick Hornby, Roddy Doyle, Ruth Ozeki, Tim Wynne-Jones

A famous photographer leaves a legacy of seashells and cameras to his grandchildren, sparking a journey through his adve

Cover of Heaven Eyes

For the child searching for their place in the world and wondering about the family we choose when we feel most alone.

Cover of Half a Creature from the Sea

Half a Creature from the Sea

For the young reader who senses magic in the everyday and wonders how their own family stories might be woven with threa

Cover of A Song for Ella Grey

A Song for Ella Grey

The ancient tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice is reimagined in this haunting, lyrical story of modern youth and timeless l

Cover of The Great War

David Almond, John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée de Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A. L. Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone, Sheena Wilkinson

Fictionalized news reports from 1892 imagine a chilling invasion of Britain to highlight the vulnerabilities of the nati

By Age Range

My Dad's a Birdman

The Tale of Angelino Brown

Annie Lumsden, the Girl from the Sea

Skellig

Kit's Wilderness

The Fire-Eaters

Skellig

Kit's Wilderness

The Fire-Eaters

Common Themes

Family & Siblings Being Different Growing Up Curiosity & Wonder Writing & Storytelling Loneliness & Belonging Art & Creativity Love & Family

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