Picture 1 of 1
David Almond Half a Creature from the Sea (Hardback)
Another great item from Rarewaves USA | Free delivery!
Condition:
8 available
Shipping:
Located in: 60502, United States
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 97.8% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:335266274359
Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Name
- Half a Creature from the Sea
- Title
- Half a Creature from the Sea
- Subtitle
- A Life in Stories
- Illustrator
- Eleanor Taylor
- Contributor
- Eleanor Taylor (Illustrated by)
- ISBN-10
- 0763678775
- EAN
- 9780763678777
- ISBN
- 9780763678777
- Release Year
- 2015
- Release Date
- 22/09/2015
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 207mm
- Item Length
- 137mm
- Item Width
- 19mm
- Item Weight
- 340g
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Half a Creature from the Sea : Alife in Stories
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Genre
- Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Magical Realism, General, Short Stories, People & Places / Europe, Biographical
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults
About this product
Product Information
Master storyteller David Almond presents a beautiful collection of short fiction, interwoven with pieces that illuminate the inspiration behind the stories. May Malone is said to have a monster in her house, but what Norman finds there may just be the angel he needs. Joe Quinn's house is noisy with poltergeists, or could it be Davie's raging causing the disturbance? Fragile Annie learns the truth about herself in a photograph taken by a traveling man near the sea. Set in the northern English Tyneside country of the author's childhood, these eight short stories by the incomparable David Almond evoke gritty realities and ineffable longings, experiences both ordinary and magical. In autobiographical preludes to each story, the writer shows how all things can be turned into tales, reflecting on a time of wonder, tenderness, and joy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10
0763678775
ISBN-13
9780763678777
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208667139
Product Key Features
Book Title
Half a Creature from the Sea : Alife in Stories
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Magical Realism, General, Short Stories, People & Places / Europe, Biographical
Intended Audience
Young Adults
Publication Year
2015
Genre
Young Adult Fiction, Juvenile Fiction
Dimensions
Item Length
8.1in.
Item Height
0.8in.
Item Width
5.4in.
Item Weight
12 Oz
Additional Product Features
Age Range
12
Lc Classification Number
Pz7.A448hal 2015
Grade from
Seventh Grade
Reviews
The tale-behind-the-tale preludes are intriguing-perhaps especially to big fans and those interested in the writing process-but the stories themselves shine brightest here. Taylor's illustrations, sometimes cartoonish, sometimes more abstract and moody, cast the Almondine experience in yet another new light. This is powerful, top-notch storytelling from Almond, who seems himself to be the titular "half a creature from the sea," in that he, as ever, fluidly blends past and future, the living and the dead, the ordinary and the transcendent. -Kirkus Reviews (starred review), The tale-behind-the-tale preludes are intriguing--perhaps especially to big fans and those interested in the writing process--but the stories themselves shine brightest here. Taylor's illustrations, sometimes cartoonish, sometimes more abstract and moody, cast the Almondine experience in yet another new light. This is powerful, top-notch storytelling from Almond, who seems himself to be the titular "half a creature from the sea," in that he, as ever, fluidly blends past and future, the living and the dead, the ordinary and the transcendent. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Beyond offering eight alluring epiphany stories (most previously published elsewhere), Almond ( The Tightrope Walkers) provides a rare glimpse into the writer's imagination and the process of creation. The sights, sounds, smells, and emotions evoked in these stories will long resonate with readers and act as reminders of the joys, tragedies, and magic of childhood. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) The author delivers realistically magical vignettes for niche readers. A unique contribution to the rather small genre of young adult short stories. --School Library Journal Almond's dialogue crackles with Briticisms and youthful English dialect. His scenes center on unsuspecting young adults making sense of mystical situations they unwittingly encounter. With each story, Almond cements his prolific, beloved place among writers of magic realism for today's young readers. --Booklist While the fictional stories are equally invested in the marriage between the mystical and the earthy, Almond also brings a luminous quality to the biographical bits that will encourage readers to rethink the wonder of their own lives and to see what's just outside their windows with new eyes. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Dark and haunting, Almond's narratives evoke feelings of longing, suspense and horror, as well as a bit of hope and wonder. This title would be a welcome addition to middle and high school short story collections. --School Library Connection
Illustrated by
Taylor, Eleanor
Copyright Date
2015
Target Audience
Young Adult Audience
Lccn
2015-931431
Dewey Decimal
823/.92
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:335266274359
Shipping and handling
Item does not ship to United States
Item location:
60502, United States
Ships to:
Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Germany, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Laos, Libya, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, Yemen
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually ship within 6 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases |
Sales tax for an item #335266274359
Sales tax for an item #335266274359
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following provinces:
| Province | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within |
|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it |
The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.
Payment details
Payment methods
Popular categories from this store
Seller feedback (62,914)
c***i (257)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
Fantastic seller! Great communication, fast delivery, secure packaging, item as described. Highly recommend!
t***r (263)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Multiple-repeat customer. As always, CD as described, for a good price, well packed and quickly shipped. Highly recommend.
r***3 (197)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past year
Verified purchase
Thank you to the seller for excellent ebay retail service in each and every way. Prompt response to sale and dispatch of the item described. Package received on time which was professionally packaged. Thanks .
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore:
- David Baldacci Fiction & Books,
- David Baldacci Hardcover Books,
- David Baldacci Audiobooks,
- David Sedaris Audiobooks,
- Books David Wechsler,
- Fiction Books & David Eddings Fiction,
- Peter David Fiction & Fiction Books,
- Fiction & Henry David Thoreau Books,
- Fiction Books & David Drake Fiction,
- Antiquarian & Collectible Books Henry David Thoreau