Kit's Wilderness
1999 children's novel by David Almond / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kit's Wilderness is a children's novel by David Almond, published by Hodder Children's Books in 1999. It is set in a fictional English town in the northeast of the country and was based on the former coal-mining towns the author knew as a child growing up in Tyne and Wear.[2] It was silver runner-up for the Smarties Prize in ages category 9–11 years, highly commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Prize.
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Author | David Almond |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Young adult novel |
Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | Apr 1999 |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
Pages | 233 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 0340727160 |
OCLC | 43342540 |
LC Class | PZ7.A448 Ki 1999[1] |
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In the U.S. it was published by Delacorte Press in 2000[1] and won the Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, recognising the year's best book for young adults.[3]