by David Almond, Illustrated by Dave McKean.
Take a look inside this book.
This is a cathartic and healing story from the point of view of a young boy mourning his father. It takes the form of a short (80 page) illustrated book which has a story within the story. The drawings are done in bold, dark strokes and coloured in blues and greens, from pale to very dark.
When Blue Baker gets frustrated writing his thoughts for a counsellor, he begins a story about a wild boy: The Savage. There is a connection there with a bully who haunts Blue and others, but in the end it is the connection made within Blue himself which matters. Integral to the story are Blue’s little sister and his Mam.
Finally, looking back on The Savage, Blue says:
We’re not as sad as we were back then. In some weird way, the sadness made us happy again.
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