David Almond is a British children's writer who has penned several novels, each one to critical acclaim. Born and raised in post-industrial North-East England and educated at the University of East Anglia, he started out as an author of adult fiction before finding his niche writing literature for young adults.

His first children's novel, Skellig (1998), won the Whitbread Children's Novel of the Year Award and also the Carnegie Medal. His subsequent novels are: Kit's Wilderness (1999), Heaven Eyes (2000), Secret Heart (2001) and The Fire-Eaters (2003). His first play aimed at adolescents, Wild Girl, Wild Boy, toured in 2001 and was published in 2002. ^*

His works are highly philosophical and thus appeal to children and adults alike. Recurring themes throughout include the complex relationships between apparent opposites (such as life and death, reality and fiction, past and future); forms of education; growing up and adapting to change; the nature of 'the self'. He has been greatly influenced by the works of the English Romantic poet William Blake.

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Review of the Day: RAVEN SUMMER by David Almond. "Almond has a reputation for crafting oddly beautiful,... http://bit.ly/54kbsM
Teenreads (Teenreads.com) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:37:18 -0000
Review of the Day: RAVEN SUMMER by David Almond. "Almond has a reputation for crafting oddly beautiful,... http://bit.ly/54kbsM
"This is our world. Aye, there's more than enough of darkness in it. ..There's all this lovely, lovely light." David Almond
shekhinahshaman (Shekhinah Shaman) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:57:31 -0000
"This is our world. Aye, there's more than enough of darkness in it. ..There's all this lovely, lovely light." David Almond
OK, must go make my almond apricot brittle. Wish I could give some to David to say #happybdaydavidcook but will just have to send wishes
MailleMaam (What'sCookin') Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:25:59 -0000
OK, must go make my almond apricot brittle. Wish I could give some to David to say #happybdaydavidcook but will just have to send wishes
RT @Atlantic_Food: Weekend project: David Lebovitz's chocolate almond buttercrunch. It's easy & you probably have most of the ingredient ...
carol_albert (Carol Albert) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:30:00 -0000
RT @Atlantic_Food: Weekend project: David Lebovitz's chocolate almond buttercrunch. It's easy & you probably have most of the ingredient ...
Weekend project: David Lebovitz's chocolate almond buttercrunch. It's easy & you probably have most of the ingredients. http://bit.ly/5F2CmU
Atlantic_Food (Atlantic Food) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:25:27 -0000
Weekend project: David Lebovitz's chocolate almond buttercrunch. It's easy & you probably have most of the ingredients. http://bit.ly/5F2CmU
@mikee182 awesome. I feel like almond splinters from David Jones. Mmm. Love ya :)
chominx (Camille C) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:16:20 -0000
@mikee182 awesome. I feel like almond splinters from David Jones. Mmm. Love ya :)

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