TY  - BOOK
AU  - Almond, David
TI  - Counting stars
SN  - 9780340784808
AV  - PZ7.A448 
PY  - 2000///
CY  - London
PB  - A division of Hodder Headline
KW  - Family
KW  - Childhood
KW  - Death
KW  - Memoir
N1  - R
; 630L
; Lexile
; R
; Raz-Plus

N2  - Short Stories. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:David Almond's extraordinary novels have established him as an author of unique insight and skill. These stories encapsulate his endless sense of mystery and wonderment, as they weave a tangible tapestry of growing up in a large, loving family. Here are the kernels of his novels�joy and fear, darkness and light, the
healing power of love and imagination in overcoming the wounds of ignorance and prejudice. These stories merge memory and dream, the real and the imagined, in a collection of exquisite tenderness
ER  -