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It isn't long before Michael prioritizes Skellig over school, leading his friendships there to fall to the wayside. He begins to hang out more with Mina, a neighbor girl about Michael's age who's home-schooled. When their friendship gets to the point where Michael believes she can keep a secret, he takes Mina to see Skellig. It's probably for the best that Michael has an accomplice for two of his other friends, Leakey and Coot, are becoming suspicious and are trying to figure out just what Michael is hiding.
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It isn't long before Michael prioritizes Skellig over school, leading his friendships there to fall to the wayside. He begins to hang out more with Mina, a neighbor girl about Michael's age who's home-schooled. When their friendship gets to the point where Michael believes she can keep a secret, he takes Mina to see Skellig. It's probably for the best that Michael has an accomplice for because two of his other friends, Leakey and Coot, are becoming suspicious and are trying to figure out just what Michael is hiding.
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* MeaningfulName: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Michael Skellig Michael]] is an island and site of an ancient monastery off the coast of Ireland. Considering Skellig's possible status as an angel, having a connection to a monastery isn't so far fetched.
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%%* AngelUnaware: Skellig, maybe.
* AnimalEyes: In the film, Skellig repeatedly demonstrates he has a nictitating membrane, similar to that of a birds. Incidentally, humans once also possessed a third eyelid, but it was lost early in the course of our evolution.
%%* CloudCuckoolander: Mina, the girl who lives next door to Michael.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Skellig is cynical, snarky and rude, but he's a good guy at heart.
%%* MagicRealism
%%* OurAngelsAreDifferent: If Skellig ''is'' an angel, he's certainly very different from what you'd expect.
* PlotInducedIllness: Had the baby never been sick, Michael likely wouldn't have felt so alienated from his family and therefore wouldn't have gone exploring by himself in dangerous places like the garage (or old shed in the movie adaptation) and discovered Skellig, or at the least would have been enlisted by his parents to help more around the house or with the baby - and then he just would not have had the free time.
* RiddleForTheAges: Skellig's true nature is never revealed, and he dances around the issue when asked.
* ShoutOut: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Michael Skellig Michael]] is an island and site of an ancient monastery off the coast of Ireland.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Skellig says he is as old as the earth, and has utterly given up on life, but is unable to die.
%%* WingedHumanoid: Skellig
* AnimalEyes: In the film, Skellig repeatedly demonstrates he has a nictitating membrane, similar to that of a birds. Incidentally, humans once also possessed a third eyelid, but it was lost early in the course of our evolution.
%%* CloudCuckoolander: Mina, the girl who lives next door to Michael.
%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Skellig is cynical, snarky and rude, but he's a good guy at heart.
%%* MagicRealism
%%* OurAngelsAreDifferent: If Skellig ''is'' an angel, he's certainly very different from what you'd expect.
* PlotInducedIllness: Had the baby never been sick, Michael likely wouldn't have felt so alienated from his family and therefore wouldn't have gone exploring by himself in dangerous places like the garage (or old shed in the movie adaptation) and discovered Skellig, or at the least would have been enlisted by his parents to help more around the house or with the baby - and then he just would not have had the free time.
* RiddleForTheAges: Skellig's true nature is never revealed, and he dances around the issue when asked.
* ShoutOut: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Michael Skellig Michael]] is an island and site of an ancient monastery off the coast of Ireland.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Skellig says he is as old as the earth, and has utterly given up on life, but is unable to die.
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* MagicRealism: The novel is set in real life, but also includes an element of the supernatural. Skellig is an odd man who hangs out in the garage of Michael's new home and seems content to stay there. He claims to be very, very old and it's heavily implied that he's an angel.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: If Skellig
* PlotInducedIllness: Had the baby never been sick, Michael likely wouldn't have felt so alienated from his family and therefore wouldn't have gone exploring by himself in dangerous places like the
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* ShoutOut: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Michael Skellig Michael]]
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Skellig says he is as old as the
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''Skellig'' is a novel by David Almond about a boy who finds a decrepit WingedHumanoid living in a dark corner of the garage of the house his family has just moved into. It received the UsefulNotes/CarnegieMedal in 1998.
In 2009, it was adapted into a TV movie starring Creator/TimRoth as Skellig, Bill Milner (''Film/SonOfRambow'') as Michael, and Creator/JohnSimm and Creator/KellyMacdonald as Michael's parents.
!!This book/movie provides examples of:
In 2009, it was adapted into a TV movie starring Creator/TimRoth as Skellig, Bill Milner (''Film/SonOfRambow'') as Michael, and Creator/JohnSimm and Creator/KellyMacdonald as Michael's parents.
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Ten-year-old Michael is the new older brother to a baby sister. What should be a joyous thing is marred by his sister's premature birth and heart condition. It's unlikely that she will live for very long. Still, his parents are determined to do everything they can for the newborn, including moving to a new house.
With the new house comes with it a new school and new friends and, curiously enough, a man in the garage. Calling himself Skellig, the man is crotchety, complaining about having arthritis and demanding very specific take out and drink. Michael assumes Skellig is homeless, but doesn't notify his parents about their odd guest. Instead, he takes care of Skellig and even converses with him, which is how Michael hears about a story regarding human shoulder blades were originally for angel wings.
It isn't long before Michael prioritizes Skellig over school, leading his friendships there to fall to the wayside. He begins to hang out more with Mina, a neighbor girl about Michael's age who's home-schooled. When their friendship gets to the point where Michael believes she can keep a secret, he takes Mina to see Skellig. It's probably for the best that Michael has an accomplice for two of his other friends, Leakey and Coot, are becoming suspicious and are trying to figure out just what Michael is hiding.
As Michael desperately tries to keep Skellig hidden, Michael's baby sister's condition gets worse. Unbeknownst to everyong is that the mysterious Skellig may be the key to helping her.
''Skellig'' is a 1998 urban fantasy children's novel by DavidAlmond about a boy who finds a decrepit WingedHumanoid living Almond. It was originally released in Britain with a dark corner of US publication following a year later. A prequel titled ''My Name Is Mina'' was released in 2010.
The novel has had a few live-action adaptations, thegarage most well known of which is a 2009 film called ''Skellig'' or ''Skellig: The Owl Man'', depending on your region. The film was directed by Annabel Jankel and the house his family has just moved into. It received the UsefulNotes/CarnegieMedal in 1998.
In 2009, it was adapted into a TV movie starring Creator/TimRoth as Skellig, Bill Milner (''Film/SonOfRambow'') as Michael, and Creator/JohnSimm and Creator/KellyMacdonald as Michael's parents.
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Ten-year-old Michael is the new older brother to a baby sister. What should be a joyous thing is marred by his sister's premature birth and heart condition. It's unlikely that she will live for very long. Still, his parents are determined to do everything they can for the newborn, including moving to a new house.
With the new house comes with it a new school and new friends and, curiously enough, a man in the garage. Calling himself Skellig, the man is crotchety, complaining about having arthritis and demanding very specific take out and drink. Michael assumes Skellig is homeless, but doesn't notify his parents about their odd guest. Instead, he takes care of Skellig and even converses with him, which is how Michael hears about a story regarding human shoulder blades were originally for angel wings.
It isn't long before Michael prioritizes Skellig over school, leading his friendships there to fall to the wayside. He begins to hang out more with Mina, a neighbor girl about Michael's age who's home-schooled. When their friendship gets to the point where Michael believes she can keep a secret, he takes Mina to see Skellig. It's probably for the best that Michael has an accomplice for two of his other friends, Leakey and Coot, are becoming suspicious and are trying to figure out just what Michael is hiding.
As Michael desperately tries to keep Skellig hidden, Michael's baby sister's condition gets worse. Unbeknownst to everyong is that the mysterious Skellig may be the key to helping her.
''Skellig'' is a 1998 urban fantasy children's novel by David
The novel has had a few live-action adaptations, the
In 2009, it was adapted into a TV movie starring Creator/TimRoth as Skellig, Bill Milner (''Film/SonOfRambow'') as Michael, and Creator/JohnSimm and Creator/KellyMacdonald as Michael's parents.
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* AdultFear: Michael's parents move into a new house (in the film it is stressed how much financial strain this puts on them). Then the mother has a baby...who falls gravely ill and may die at any moment. Not to mention the hospital bills.
* AngelUnaware: Skellig, maybe.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Mina, the girl who lives next door to Michael.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Skellig is cynical, snarky and rude, but he's a good guy at heart.
* MagicRealism
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: If Skellig ''is'' an angel, he's certainly very different from what you'd expect.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Skellig is cynical, snarky and rude, but he's a good guy at heart.
* MagicRealism
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: If Skellig ''is'' an angel, he's certainly very different from what you'd expect.
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* RiddleForTheAges: Skellig's true nature is never revealed, and he dances around the issue when asked.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Skellig is cynical, snarky and rude, but he's a good guy at heart.
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* ShoutOut: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellig_Michael Skellig Michael]] is an island and site of an ancient monastery off the coast of Ireland.
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* PlotInducedIllness: Had the baby never been sick, Michael likely wouldn't have felt so alienated from his family and therefore wouldn't have gone exploring by himself in dangerous places like the garage (or old shed in the movie adaptation) and discovered Skellig, or at the least would have been enlisted by his parents to help more around the house or with the baby and then he just not have had the free time.
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* PlotInducedIllness: Had the baby never been sick, Michael likely wouldn't have felt so alienated from his family and therefore wouldn't have gone exploring by himself in dangerous places like the garage (or old shed in the movie adaptation) and discovered Skellig, or at the least would have been enlisted by his parents to help more around the house or with the baby - and then he just would not have had the free time.
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* AdultFear: Michael's parents move into a new house (in the film it is stressed how much financial strain this puts on them). Then the mother has a baby...who falls gravely ill and may die at any moment. Not to mention the hospital bills.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Mina, the girl who lives next door to Michael.
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* AnimalEyes: In the film, Skellig repeatedly demonstrates he has a nictitating membrane, similar to that of a birds. Incidentally, humans ''also'' once possessd a third eyelid, but it was lost ''early'' in the course of our evolution.
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* AnimalEyes: In the film, Skellig repeatedly demonstrates he has a nictitating membrane, similar to that of a birds. Incidentally, humans ''also'' once possessd also possessed a third eyelid, but it was lost ''early'' early in the course of our evolution.
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''Skellig'' is a novel by David Almond about a boy who finds a decrepit WingedHumanoid living in a dark corner of the garage of the house his family has just moved into. It received the CarnegieMedal in 1998.
In 2009, it was adapted into a TV movie starring TimRoth as Skellig, Bill Milner (''SonOfRambow'') as Michael, and JohnSimm and KellyMacdonald as Michael's parents.
!!This book/movie provides examples of:
* AngelUnaware: Skellig, maybe.
* AnimalEyes: In the film, Skellig repeatedly demonstrates he has a nictitating membrane, similar to that of a birds. Incidentally, humans ''also'' once possessd a third eyelid, but it was lost ''early'' in the course of our evolution.
* MagicRealism
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: If Skellig ''is'' an angel, he's certainly very different from what you'd expect.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Skellig says he is as old as the earth, and has utterly given up on life, but is unable to die.
* WingedHumanoid: Skellig
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In 2009, it was adapted into a TV movie starring TimRoth as Skellig, Bill Milner (''SonOfRambow'') as Michael, and JohnSimm and KellyMacdonald as Michael's parents.
!!This book/movie provides examples of:
* AngelUnaware: Skellig, maybe.
* AnimalEyes: In the film, Skellig repeatedly demonstrates he has a nictitating membrane, similar to that of a birds. Incidentally, humans ''also'' once possessd a third eyelid, but it was lost ''early'' in the course of our evolution.
* MagicRealism
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: If Skellig ''is'' an angel, he's certainly very different from what you'd expect.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Skellig says he is as old as the earth, and has utterly given up on life, but is unable to die.
* WingedHumanoid: Skellig
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