num_pages: 182
description: While moving into a new house, ten-year-old Michael discovers a strange creature in the garage and confides in his new friend Mina about it. Together, they carry the creature out into the light, changing Michael's world forever.
language: English
title: Skellig
titlecomplete: Skellig
characters: baby sister, Skellig, Michael, Mina
genres: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Childrens, School, Novels, Angels, Magical Realism, Fiction, Fantasy, Family
ratings_count: 27325
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: Perfection Learning