The Resource The fire-eaters, David Almond
The fire-eaters, David Almond
Resource Information
The item The fire-eaters, David Almond represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The fire-eaters, David Almond represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- In 1962 England, despite observing his father's illness and the suffering of the fire-eating Mr. McNulty, as well as enduring abuse at school and the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bobby Burns and his family and friends still find reasons to rejoice in their lives and to have hope for the future
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 218 pages
- Note
-
- Published also by Random House
- "Portions of this novel appeared in ... the magazines Panurge, Stand, and in A Kind of Heaven"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780385902076
- Label
- The fire-eaters
- Title
- The fire-eaters
- Statement of responsibility
- David Almond
- Subject
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- trueHope
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- trueCuban Missile Crisis, 1962
- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Hope -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMagicians
- trueMissiles
- truePersonal conduct
- trueSchools
- trueSick fathers
- trueBallistic missiles
- trueBoys
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1962 England, despite observing his father's illness and the suffering of the fire-eating Mr. McNulty, as well as enduring abuse at school and the stress of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bobby Burns and his family and friends still find reasons to rejoice in their lives and to have hope for the future
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry, 2004.
- Nestle Children's Book Prize for Nine to Eleven Year Olds, 2003.
- Whitbread Book Award for Children's Book of the Year, 2003.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2005
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 122654
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Almond, David
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Interest level
- MG
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 7
- 12
- Reading level
- 3.6
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
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- Conduct of life
- Hope
- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The fire-eaters, David Almond
- Note
-
- Published also by Random House
- "Portions of this novel appeared in ... the magazines Panurge, Stand, and in A Kind of Heaven"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 218 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385902076
- Lccn
- 2003055709
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
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- 9780385731706
- 9780385902076
- Label
- The fire-eaters, David Almond
- Note
-
- Published also by Random House
- "Portions of this novel appeared in ... the magazines Panurge, Stand, and in A Kind of Heaven"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 218 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385902076
- Lccn
- 2003055709
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 9780385731706
- 9780385902076
Subject
- trueHope
- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction
- trueCuban Missile Crisis, 1962
- Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Juvenile fiction
- trueGreat Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction
- Hope -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMagicians
- trueMissiles
- truePersonal conduct
- trueSchools
- trueSick fathers
- trueBallistic missiles
- trueBoys
Genre
Included in
- trueCosta Book Awards (formerly the Whitbread Book Award): Children's Book Award
- trueNestle Children's Book Prize - Nine to Eleven Year Olds: Gold Award Winners
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2005
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Older Readers Category: 2005
- trueBoston Globe-Horn Book Awards: Fiction and Poetry
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2005
- Award
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry, 2004.
- Award
- Nestle Children's Book Prize for Nine to Eleven Year Olds, 2003.
- Award
- Whitbread Book Award for Children's Book of the Year, 2003.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2005
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