Counting Stars (Almond book)

Counting Stars is a 2000 anthology by David Almond. It is a collection of eighteen semi-autobiographical stories from Almond's childhood in North East England.

Counting Stars
First edition
AuthorDavid Almond
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult fiction, anthology
Published2000 (Hodder Children's Books)
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages182
ISBN9780340784792
OCLC51094402

Reception

A Booktrust review of Counting Stars wrote "This evocative collection of short stories gives a clear insight into the experiences which lie behind David Almond's novels..".[1] A starred review by Publishers Weekly called it an "evocative collection of autobiographical vignettes",[2] and Kirkus Reviews concluded "Some of his experiences are shocking, some uplifting, obliquely amusing, even magical; this is not light or easy reading, but few who tackle it will come away unmoved."[3]

Booklist wrote "As with his other books, some of Almond's best writing combines the fragile and the grotesque, especially in the exquisite stories about the coming of the circus and the carnival."[4] and the School Library Journal although finding "The chronological and cultural gap that separates Almond's youth from that of modern children is so palpable in these stories that many readers will feel overwhelmed and perhaps even discouraged." concluded "Tenacious ones, however, will be rewarded with a captivating portrait of Almond the child, whose life experiences helped produce Almond the writer and his eloquent body of literature."[4]

Counting Stars has also been reviewed by the Horn Book,[5] and Voice of Youth Advocates.[5]

gollark: Essentially, I am INSULTING utilitarianism.
gollark: It's an element.
gollark: Well, utilitarianism is literally metaphorically erbium, as things go.
gollark: That last bit does sound hilariously egotistical, but the vast majority of possible things which could be valued are basically entirely opposed to my own.
gollark: I think basically all the conveniently expressible "maximize X" things break horribly if actually taken seriously, and I also don't want people to just "have their own personal prescriptions about what is a good quality in the world", since it might severely disagree with mine.

References
  1. "Counting Stars". booktrust.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. "Counting Stars". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 1 April 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. "Counting Stars". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. "Counting stars". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. "Counting Stars". kcls.bibliocommons. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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