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Article: Almond, David. Clay.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- July 1, 2006
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 Kliatt. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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ALMOND, David. Clay. Random House, Delacorte. 224p. c2006. 0-385-73171-X. $15.95. (Lib. bdg: 0-385-90208-5. $17.99.) JS *
Altar boys Davie and Geordie are well behaved only when adults are looking; their biggest problem is Mouldy, a threatening bully, or so they think. Then Stephen Rose comes to their small village in northern England, and Davie's world abruptly changes. Stephen is a strange and disturbed boy who creates beautiful sculptures out of clay. He convinces Davie that he can bring them to life, and that Davie can, too. The two work in an abandoned garden to form a golem, a man made of clay--and then Mouldy meets his death. Is it really an accident, or ...
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