David Almond OBE FRSL (born 15 May 1951) is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical...
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Skellig is a children's novel by the British author David Almond, published by Hodder in 1998. It was the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and it...
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Peter Mark "Marc" Almond OBE (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer best known from the synth-pop/new wave duo Soft Cell and for his distinctive soulful...
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Almond milk is a plant-based milk substitute with a watery texture and nutty flavor manufactured from almonds, although some types or brands are flavored...
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Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall at the Duchess Theatre, London (2001) Skellig by David Almond at the Young Vic, London (2003) Michael, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me...
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(2007-06-19). "The Power of Memory to Triumph Over Death". The New York Times. "David Almond wins Guardian children's fiction prize". The Guardian. 2015-11-19. ISSN 0261-3077...
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1995 poem by A. E. Stallings "A Song for Ella Grey", a 2014 novel by David Almond - also adapted for the stage in two different versions in 2017 and 2024...
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A Song for Ella Grey is a 2014 young adult novel, written by David Almond and illustrated by Karen Radford. It is based on the legend, Orpheus and Eurydice...
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Almond Joy is a candy bar manufactured by The Hershey Company, consisting of sweetened, shredded coconut topped with whole almonds and covered in chocolate...
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January 1, 2005 Preceded by Dwight Quinn Joseph Hudson Succeeded by David Almond (Redistricting) Constituency 34th District (1987-1993) 82nd District...
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My Name Is Mina is a 2010 children's novel by David Almond. It is a prequel to Skellig and is about Mina, a homeschooled girl who lives across the road...
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it was reissued in the Puffin Classics series with an introduction by David Almond (the award-winning author of Clay, Skellig, Kit's Wilderness, and The...
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Counting Stars is a 2000 anthology by David Almond. It is a collection of eighteen semi-autobiographical stories from Almond's childhood in North East England...
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Is Anybody There? (2008). He appeared in the film adaptation of the David Almond book Skellig (2009). Milner portrayed Ian Dury's son Baxter in the biopic...
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of the votes in the UK, and 36% worldwide. 70th Anniversary Top Ten David Almond, Skellig, (Hodder, 1998) Melvin Burgess, Junk, (Penguin, 1996) Kevin...
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Skellig is a 1998 children's novel by David Almond. Skellig may also refer to: Skellig (film), a 2009 film based on the novel Skellig, a 2008 opera by...
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Jackdaw Summer (US. title Raven Summer) is a 2008 book by David Almond. It is about two boys, Liam and Max, who, on following a jackdaw, find an abandoned...
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The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas is a 2012 book by David Almond. It is about a boy, Stanley, who runs away from home and joins the circus. A BookTrust review...
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Retrieved 2015-11-28. "David Almond: Orpheus helped me write A Song for Ella Grey" Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. David Almond. The Guardian Posted...
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unable to sing, to attain its free place in nature, just like the boy. David Almond references "The School Boy" in his novel Skellig to validate his character...
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Mark–Almond was a jazz-influenced English pop group of the 1970s and early 1980s, sometimes also called The Mark-Almond Band. The core members were Jon...
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adaptations of novels, including Chris Ryan's Strike Back and Skellig by David Almond. Filming began in May 2009 in Budapest. As is now traditional with The...
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Mouse Bird Snake Wolf is a 2013 graphic novel, written by David Almond and illustrated by David McKean. It is about three children who create animals from...
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Frangipane (redirect from Almond custard)
Frangipane (/ˈfrændʒɪpæn, -peɪn/ FRAN-jih-pa(y)n) is a sweet almond-flavored custard, typical in French pastry, used in a variety of ways, including cakes...
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"Small talk: Andrew Miller". FT.com. Retrieved 23 November 2013. "David Almond". David Almond. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 23 November...
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The Fire-Eaters is a 2003 children's novel by David Almond. The novel is set in 1962, before and during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bobby Burns, who lives...
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player Cody Almond (born 1989), Canadian-born Swiss professional ice hockey centre Darren Almond (born 1971), English artist David Almond (born 1951)...
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Kit's Wilderness is a children's novel by David Almond, published by Hodder Children's Books in 1999. It is set in a fictional English town in the northeast...
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The Savage (novel) (redirect from The Savage (Almond book))
The Savage is a 2008 graphic novel by David Almond. It is about a boy called Blue who, to cope with his father's death starts drawing and writing a comic...
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