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Collection
Publication
Hodder Children's Books (2013), Edition: UK ed., 176 pages
Description
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.
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Original publication date
1998
Awards
Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Children's Book — 1998)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2002)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2001)
LA Times Book Prize (Finalist — Young Adult Literature — 1999)
Mythopoeic Awards (Finalist — Children's Literature — 2000)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2001)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2002)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2002)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2003)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2002)
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing (Nominee — 1998)
Printz Award (Honor — 2000)
IBBY Honour Book (2002)
Gouden Griffel (Zilveren — 2000)
CCBC Choices (2000)
Notable Children's Book (2000)
Language
Original language
English