num_pages: 182
description: When a move to a new house coincides with his baby sister's illness, Michael's world seems suddenly lonely and uncertain. Then, one Sunday afternoon, he stumbles into the old, ramshackle garage of his new home, and finds something magical. A strange creature - part owl, part angel, a being who needs Michael's help if he is to survive - Skellig.
language: English
title: Skellig
titlecomplete: Skellig
characters: Michael, baby sister, Skellig, Mina
genres: Fiction, Family, Magical Realism, Angels, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Novels, Childrens, Fantasy
ratings_count: 27326
series: Skellig
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Whitbread Award
category: Children's Book of the Year, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Michael L. Printz Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: North East Teenage Book Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: Hodder Murray