David Almond by Nacho Vallero

Born

May 15, 1951

Is a British children's writer who has written several novels, each one to critical acclaim.
Almond was born and raised in Felling and Newcastle in post-industrial North East England and educated at the University of East Anglia. When he was young, he found his love of writing when some short stories of his were published in a local magazine.

Skellig

Aug 11, 1999

Is a novel. for which Almond was awarded the Carnegie Medal in 1998 and also the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award. In 2007 it was selected by judges of the CILIP Carnegie Medal for children's literature as one of the ten most important children's novels of the past 70 years.

Heaven Eyes

Jan 1, 2000

Is a fictional young adult novel by award-winning author

Kit's Wilderness

Jan 1, 2001

It won the 2001 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association

Secret Heart

Jan 1, 2001

Wild Girl, Wild Boy

Mar 18, 2001

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Wild Girl, Wild Boy published

Mar 18, 2002

The Fire Eaters

Jan 1, 2003

It won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award

Clay

Jan 1, 2005

The Savage

Jan 1, 2008

Clay It was adapted for television

Jan 1, 2008

Raven Summer

Feb 1, 2008

Clay on aired BBC

Mar 30, 2008

guest on Private Passions,

Nov 1, 2008

Biographical music discussion programme on BBC Radio 3

Awards

Jan 1, 2010

The prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for lifetime achievement in children's writing.