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Also by David Almond:

Clay, August 2006
Hardcover
The Fire-Eaters, November 2005
Paperback
Skellig, September 2001
Paperback

THE FIRE-EATERS
By: David Almond

Yearling
November 2005
On Sale: November 8, 2005
218 pages
ISBN: 0440420121
EAN: 9780440420125
Paperback
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Young Adult

Bobby Burns knows he’s a lucky lad. Growing up in sleepy Keely Bay, Bobby is exposed to all manner of wondrous things: stars reflecting off the icy sea, a friend that can heal injured fawns with her dreams, a man who can eat fire. But darkness seems to be approaching Bobby’s life from all sides. Bobby’s new school is a cold, cruel place. His father is suffering from a mysterious illness that threatens to tear his family apart. And the USA and USSR are testing nuclear missiles and creeping closer and closer to a world-engulfing war.

Together with his wonder-working friend, Ailsa Spink, and the fire-eating illusionist McNulty, Bobby will learn to believe in miracles that will save the people and place he loves.


From the Hardcover edition.