{"product_id":"island-by-david-almond-wbd-edtn","title":"Island by David Almond WBD edtn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA hopeful and moving coming-of-age story set on the island of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLindisfarne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by David Almond, author of the prize-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSkellig \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Song for Ella Grey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSixteen-year old Louise travels with her father to the island of Lindisfarne every year ever since she can remember - it's the place Louise's mother loved best of all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe arrival of Hassan from war-torn Syria changes everything. Louise is restless and yearning for independence, and the fiercely free and self-reliant Hassan fascinates her. He seems to know the island from long ago as if it were his home from birth. Hassan is an acrobat, maybe a sorcerer, possibly a source of great danger. The wild gang of boys who call the island their home want to cast him out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe forces of love, death and hope move Louise and Hassan towards a deeper understanding of themselves and their place in a world that is both cruel and compassionate. Lindisfarne will change their lives forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Almond is the author of many beloved and prize-winning books for children and teenagers. His best known work, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSkellig\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, won the Whitbread Children's Award and the Carnegie Medal and was made into a feature-length film. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Song for Ella Grey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a beautiful retelling of the myth of Orpheus, won the Guardian Children's Book Prize 2015.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beyond Books Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58778209943926,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2969\/8658\/files\/ida.jpg?v=1789908756","url":"https:\/\/www.beyond-books.co.uk\/products\/island-by-david-almond-wbd-edtn","provider":"Beyond Books Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}