Clay
by David Almond
Taste attributes: monster/alien/supernaturaldramawholesomeimaginarylinearself destruction/implosioncomplex relationship
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life book, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Open Library rating
4.0 / 5
2 ratings
About This Book
Fourteen-year-old Davie and his best friend, Geordie, are altar boys at their local Catholic Church. They're full of mischief, but that all changes when Stephen Rose comes to town. Father O'Mahoney thinks it would be a good idea for Davie and Geordie to befriend him--maybe some of their good nature will rub off on this unhappy soul. But it's Stephen who sees something special in Davie.Stephen's a gifted sculptor.
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- Author
- David Almond
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 260
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- Source
- Open Library
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