A poignant play and a useful addition to your stimulus texts across all Key Stages
David Almond's novel Skellig was published in 1998, subsequently adapted for stage by the author and first performed in 2003. The play follows Michael, who is excited for his family to be moving house, but his baby sister is critically ill, leaving his parents frantic and distracted and Michael helpless.
In the dilapidated garage of the new house, Michael discovers Skellig; strange, something like a beast, something like a bird, something like an angel, and Michael fears that Skellig is dying. With his friend Mina, Michael sets out to help Skellig before the garage is demolished and Skellig is discovered, while desperately hoping that his infant sister will survive.
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