Counting stars
By: David Almond
Publisher: Hodder Children's
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780340945001
Copyright date: 2000
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Teen short stories; Families; City and town life; Fiction
Description: A superb collection of stories about family, growing up, love and loss, and the resilience of the human heart, inspired by the author's own life. In Counting Stars David Almond tackles the themes common to his work - joy, darkness, love, death and identity - with exquisite sensitivity and tenderness. David's childhood in the north of England was the inspiration for much of his work, and in these beautiful stories he creates a tangible picture of growing up in a large Catholic family. A must-read for Almond fans everywhere.

10 yrs+
Notes: Originally published in Great Britain in 2000.
Table of contents: title: The middle of the world --; title: Counting the stars --; title: Beating the bounds --; title: The baby --; title: The angel of Chilside Road --; title: The time machine --; title: Barbara's photographs --; title: Jonadab --; title: The subtle body --; title: Behind the billboards --; title: Chickens --; title: The fusilier --; title: My mother's photographs --; title: Loosa Fine --; title: The kitchen --; title: Jack Law --; title: Buffalo camel llama zebra ass --; title: Where your wings were.