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The Fire-eaters

The Fire-eaters

by David Almond (Author)

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    Hardcover 2003

    $3.50
Synopsis

There he was, below the bridge, half-naked, eyes blazing. He had a pair of burning torches. He ran them back and forth across his skin. He sipped from a bottle, breathed across a torch, and fire and fumes leapt from his lips. The air was filled with the scent of paraffin. He breathed again, a great high spreading flag of fire. He glared. He roared like an animal. That summer, life had seemed perfect for Bobby Burns. But now it's autumn and the winds of change are blowing hard. Bobby's dad is mysteriously ill. His new school is a cold and cruel place. And worse: nuclear war may be about to start. But Bobby has a wonder-working friend called Ailsa Spink. And he's found the fire-eater, a devil called McNulty. What can they do together on Bobby's beach? Is it possible to work miracles? Will they be able to transform the world?

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 256
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 14 Aug 2003
ISBN 10: 0340773820
ISBN 13: 9780340773826
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
 Book Overview: David Almond's book Kit's Wilderness won the Smarties Award Silver Medal and was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. He is also the author of Heaven Eyes , Counting Stars and Secret Heart .
 Prizes: Shortlisted for Whitbread Prize (Children's Book) 2003 and Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2003 and Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2003.

Media Reviews
- SKELLIG: 'Gripping, beautifully and brilliantly written. Everyone is raving about this unforgettable book.' - The Sunday Times - SKELLIG: 'David Almond's lyrical tale of the angel Skellig is written with delicacy and restraint, and tells a story of love and faith with exquisite, heart-fluttering tenderness. It is an extraordinarily profound book, no matter how old the reader.' - Chair of the Whitbread Judging Panel - KIT'S WILDERNESS: '...establishes Almond as the most exciting new voice in children's books this decade.' - Literary Review - KIT'S WILDERNESS: '...this superb piece of lyrically-written literary fiction captivates children and their parents alike.' - The Guardian - HEAVEN EYES: 'David Almond understands the joy and fear of being alive better than most - Heaven Eyes is a mysterious gift of a novel.' - The Times - HEAVEN EYES: 'Haunting, deeply lyrical, allusive and elusive, but above all beautifully written...' - The Daily Telegraph - SECRET HEART: 'Secret Heart is his best book yet.' - Literary Review - SECRET HEART: 'This gripping book will enrich your soul and fire your imagination.' - The Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
David Almond's first novel for children, SKELLIG, won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and the Carnegie Medal, and his second, KIT'S WILDERNESS, won the Smarties Award Silver Medal, was Highly Commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Award. Following the further success of HEAVEN EYES and SECRET HEART, David is widely regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative children's authors writing today, and his books are bestsellers all over the world. David lives with his family in Northumbria.