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My Name Is Mina

Creative, intelligent, nine-year-old Mina keeps a journal in her own disorderly way that reveals how her mind is growing into something extraordinary, especially after she begins homeschooling under the direction of her widowed mother.

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  • "Mina loves the night. While everyone else is in a deep slumber, she gazes out the window, witness to the moon's silvery light. In the stillness, she can even hear her own heart beating. This is when Mina feels that anything is possible and her imagination is set free. A blank notebook lies on the table. It has been there for wha."
  • "David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael, before she has met Skellig, in what is a thought-provoking and extraordinary prequel to his best-selling debut novel, 'Skellig' - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award."
  • ""There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now. I open the book and write the very first words: My name is Mina and I love the night. Then what shall I write? I can't just write that this happened then this happened then this happened to boring infinitum. I'll let my journal grow just like the mind does, just like a tree or a beast does, just like life does. Why should a book tell a tale in a dull straight line?" And so Mina writes and writes in her notebook, and through her stories, thoughts, lessons and dreams, Mina's journal and mind grow into something extraordinary. In this stunning book, David Almond revisits Mina before she has met Michael, before she has met Skellig, in what is a thought-provoking and extraordinary prequel to his best-selling debut novel, Skellig - winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book Award. David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award."
  • "Creative, intelligent, nine-year-old Mina keeps a journal in her own disorderly way that reveals how her mind is growing into something extraordinary, especially after she begins homeschooling under the direction of her widowed mother."@en
  • "Creative, intelligent, nine-year-old Mina keeps a journal in her own disorderly way that reveals how her mind is growing into something extraordinary, especially after she begins homeschooling under the direction of her widowed mother."
  • "Minas Welt: Mina ist ein neugieriges und fantasievolles Mädchen mit einem Sinn für seltsame Wörter und Geschichten. Dass sie Schwierigkeiten in ihrer auf strenge Regeln achtende Schule bekommt, liegt auf der Hand. Mit ihrem unverstellten Blick auf ihre Umgebung stösst sie bei den Lehrenden auf Unverständnis und bei den Mitschüler/innen auf Verachtung. Ihr Refugium ist der Baum im Garten ihrer Mutter. Dort oben kann sie ihren Gedanken ungestört nachgehen und sie in ihrem Tagebuch festhalten: Es sind philosophische Gedankenspiele über nichts weniger als den Tod, die Natur, über Bildung und das Schreiben. Am Ende stellt sie sich der Trauer um ihren früh verstorbenen Vater und es gelingt ihr schliesslich, ihre Einsamkeit zu überwinden. Diese wunderbare Erzählung berührt. Die Lesenden werden sich schnell mit der Protagonistin identifizieren. Sie verweilen bei den vielen künstlerisch in den Text montierten Gedichten und werden dazu eingeladen, den eigenen Gedanken und Gefühlen zu folgen. Auf spannende Weise führt Almond sie hin zu Fragen der Literatur und Philosophie. Ab 10 Jahren, *****, Monika Kuss."
  • "Nina (9) is anders. Ze observeert en filosofeert en schrijft in haar notitieboek alles wat haar bezighoudt. Maar daardoor krijgt ze moeilijk contact met anderen. Vanaf ca. 12 jaar."
  • "Mina loves the night. While everyone else is in a deep slumber, she gazes out the window, witness to the moon's silvery light. In the stillness, she can even hear her own heart beating. This is when Mina feels that anything is possible and her imagination is set free. A blank notebook lies on the table. It has been there for what seems like forever. Mina has proclaimed in the past that she will use it as a journal, and one night, at last, she begins to do just that. As she writes, Mina makes discoveries both trivial and profound about herself and her world, her thoughts and her dreams. Award-winning author David Almond reintroduces readers to the perceptive, sensitive Mina before the events of Skellig in this lyrical and fantastical work. 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. From the Hardcover edition."@en
  • ""There's an empty notebook lying on the table in the moonlight. It's been there for an age. I keep on saying that I'll write a journal. So I'll start right here, right now.""

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  • "Diary fiction"
  • "Diary fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Kinderbuch"
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Dust jackets (Bindings)"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre"
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Children's stories"@en

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  • "My Name Is Mina"@en
  • "My Name Is Mina"
  • "My Name is Mina"
  • "Mijn naam is Nina"
  • "My name is Mina"@en
  • "My name is Mina"
  • "Ismi Mina"
  • "Je m'appelle Mina"
  • "Ime mi je Mina"@sl
  • "La storia di Mina : romanzo"@it
  • "La storia di Mina : romanzo"
  • "My name is mina"@en
  • "Mina"

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