This is the story of Michael and his young friend Mina who lives across the street and is home schooled by her mother. Michael and his family have recently moved to this house and while exploring the old dilapidated garage he meets Skellig. Skellig survives on eating flys and the occasional chinese food and brown ale.
Michael and Mina befriend Skellig and move him from the garage to a house that is held in trust for Mina. While there Skellig eats mice that the owls bring him and the food that is brought by Michael and Mina.
The secondary story is about Michael's premature baby sister who is in a constant struggle for her life. At times Michael feels his sister's heartbeating in time with his and he prays that she will live.
As Skellig becomes stronger, both Michael and Mina realize that he is not as old as they thought he was and that indeed he is a young man with wings! An angel? Maybe, but Michael knows that he can help his sister.
Skellig, is a good book to read on rainy days and nights. It takes you to the dilapidated garage, to an empty house and into the world of Michael and Mina and their day to day lives.
Overall, the setting of the book is dark in subject and setting, but it has a light at the end of the story that leaves the reader satisfied that events happen in the order that they should.
Bibliography:
Almond, David. "Skellig". Laurel Leaf: England. 2001.
Suggested Use:
I suggest this book to middle school and high school readers for the theme of the magical and intense in nature.
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