Almond, David

"Joe Quinn tells everyone about the poltergeist in his house, but no one believes him. No one, that is, except Davie. Davie's felt an inexplicable presence and seen random objects fly through the air. And there's something else ... a memory of his beloved sister and a feeling deep down that it might just be possible for ghosts to exist"-- Jacket flap.

Coming of age in the shadow of northern England's shipyards, young Dominic is torn between the extremes of his shipbuilder family's lifestyle, a complex bully to whom he finds himself irresistibly drawn, and the tightrope-walking girl he loves.

When his mentally unstable uncle's obsessions take an unexpectedly cruel turn, young Stanley Potts is forced to leave and joins a carnival of eccentric characters before meeting the legendary Pancho Pirelli, who swims in piranha tanks and invites Stanley to become his apprentice.

"When Bert discovers a tiny boy angel in his pocket, he takesthe angel home to his wife and they happily raise him as their own son."--OCLC.

Claire witnesses a love so dramatic it is as if Ella Grey has been captured and taken from her, but the loss of her best friend to the arms of Orpheus is nothing compared to the loss she feels when Ella is taken from the world in this modern take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set in Northern England.

After Stanley Potts's uncle Ernie's mad obsession with canning fish turns dangerous, Stan is force to head out on his own. He finds new friends in a carnival full of eccentric characters and meets the legendary Pancho Pirelli, the man who swims in a tank full of perilous piranhas.

Led to an abandoned baby a raven, fourteen-year-old Liam seems fated to meet two foster children who have experienced the world's violence in very different ways as he struggles to understand war, family problems, and friends who grow apart.

Man, Bird, or angel? Who or What is Skellig?What is this thing beneath the spiderwebs in the garage? A human being or beast never seen before? Skellig is a mystery, an adventure, and a family story, in which Michael learns about nature, poetry and the healing power of love.

The developing relationship between teenager Davie and a mysterious new boy in town morphs into something darker and more sinister when Davie learns firsthand of the boy's supernatural powers.