Not as dark, but just as passionate as Almond's previous works, this novel will inspire children to let their imaginations soar. Her gradual emergence from the protective shell of home is beautifully portrayed as she gingerly ventures out into the world. My Name Is Mina David Almond Published by Hachette Childrens Group, London (2013) ISBN 10: 0340997265 ISBN 13: 9780340997260 New paperback Quantity: > 20 Seller: Blackwells (Oxford, OX, United Kingdom) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description paperback. Almond gives readers a vivid picture of the joyfully free-form workings of Mina's mind and her mixed emotions about being an isolated child. So most of me is not me at all!'), and self-directed writing exercises ('I'll try to make my words break out of the cages of sadness, and make them sing for joy'). Two-thirds of me is constantly disappearing, and constantly being replaced.

Her lyrical, nonlinear prose records her reflections on her past, existential musings ('The human body is 65 percent water. While everyone else is in a deep slumber, she gazes out the window, witness to the moon's silvery light. Mina, a budding writer, reveals her love of words in her journal most of the book unfolds in a handwritten-looking font, with Mina's more emphatic entries exploding onto the pages in massive display type. My Name is Mina is not only a pleasure to read, it is an intimate and enlightening look at a character whose open mind and heart have much to teach us about life, love, and the mysteries that surround us. This intimate prequel to Skellig is built around Mina McKee, the curious and brilliant home-schooled child who eventually befriends that book's protagonist, Michael.

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