Kit's Wilderness by David Almond
Published by Signature

Kit, Allie the good-bad ice girl, and wild Askew the cave man are key players in this game of danger and death, linked to the Stoneygate pit disaster of 1821 and much earlier times.   There is a strong sense of the past in this mining community and the Silky weaves through dreams and memories producing a book which is unforgettable.   This story has a rich mixture of themes, from friendship and identity, dreams and visions, a talent for drawing and story telling, local mining history, aspects of the supernatural, to the aging and death of a much loved grandfather.