Kit's Wilderness [First American Edition]
by:
David Almond (author)
Format: hardcover
ASIN: B0098SYMC2
Publish date: 2000
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Realistic Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Magical Realism,
Death
After the death of his grandmother, thirteen-year-old Kit’s family moves back to their hometown. Kit quickly becomes friends with a group of kids who play a game called Death. After Kit “dies” in the game, he begins to see the ghosts of children who died in a mining accident centuries ago. I’m con...
The story didn't really capture me, but the writing is lovely (I wouldn't expect anything less from a David Almond book).
workaday mp3Kids play the death game at the site of an old mining accident.
I remember very little about this book except that I read it in late '09 and really liked it then, so I'm probably going to have to go back and re-read it to write a proper summary of what I thought.
in a sentence: A story based journey with Kit Watson through the semi-dream/semi-reality experience in his family's hometown during his Grandfather's final times.The story begins simply enough, with the coming home again to support a Grandfather during the loss of his Grandmother. We journey with Ki...