Skellig

We are reading a book Skellig in class. It is a moving fantasy novel about a man with wings called Skellig, a boy, Michael, and a girl, Mina. Michael’s baby sister was born early and is ill. The baby is going in and out of the hospital and mostly is in a glass case when in the hospital. Mina is a nature watcher and spends a lot of her time in time in trees watching and drawing birds. Michael found Skellig in his garage between the tea cases. Skellig asked Michael for his favorite food the food of the gods, 27 and 53. Michael thought Skelling was a regular man. But when Michael and Mina took Skellig out of the garage and took off his leather coat they saw he had wings. Who and what is Skellig ?

- S & P

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Title: Skellig
Author: David Almond

Why we picked it: we voted on a whole bunch of books and Skellig had the most votes because some people read it and said it was a good book.

What’s going on: Michael (a character in the book) moves to a new house that’s larger because he will soon have a little baby sister. Then the baby is born too early. She’s in the hospital with wires connected to her and she’s in a glass box. Michael wants more than anything to have his baby sister to recover and every time he goes to the hospital he listens to her heart beat and her breathing to comfort him. He and his dad are fixing up the house for the babie's return. He’s not allowed in the garage which makes it even more tempting to go in and see what’s there. When he does go in the garage he finds a mysterious creature named Skellig. Skellig eats dead blue bottles and doesn’t move. Michael and his new friend Mina try to help Skellig but there’s only so much you can do to help something that wants to rot away and die.

Quote: "I kept ducking down under the hoses and ropes and duffle bags hanging from the roof. More cob webs snapped on my clothes and skin. The floor was broken and crumbly. I opened a cupboard and inch, shined the flash light in, and saw a million wood lice scattering away." (Page 8)

Why we picked that quote: it was very descriptive and involved the
garage which is a very big part of the overall story.

- E & P