Article: Almond, David. Clay.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

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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