
International award winner David Almond draws on memories of his early years in Tyneside, England, for a moving coming-of-age novel, masterfully told. A gentle visionary coming of age in the shadow of the shipyards of northern England, Dominic Hall is torn between extremes. On...

"The interplay between the characters and their environments results in a stunningly human and humanizing story. This is by far Almond's best work to date." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) A gentle visionary coming of age in the shadow of the shipyards...


