WEE REVIEW

Bone Music

David Almond, Hodder, £12.99

This beautiful novel by the Carnegie Medal-winning author of Skellig plunges readers into the wild and wistful landscapes of Northumberland where a teenage girl connects with her ancient past.

Sylvia has just moved from Newcastle to what seems an empty landscape, until she meets Gabriel. As they explore the forests and feels together she sees nature with new eyes. From the hollow bone of a dead buzzard they create a flute that was used in rituals of long ago….