David Almond writes about children and for children. He simply writes about the most difficult things. About what is so important for a person to understand at the age of ten or twelve, about questions that stir the soul and to which adults do not know the answer: is it true that shoulder blades are needed in order for wings to be attached to them? Can clay figures come to life if you try really hard when you sculpt them? Does love help cure diseases? Almond writes in such a way that he is read by children and adults around the world - his books have been translated into more than two dozen languages. In 2010, he won the H.H. Andersen Prize, the highest honor in the world of children's literature. The novel The Fire Eaters, upon its release in 2003, earned him the Whitbread Prize for Best Children's Book and the Nestle Smarties Gold Medal. That summer, Bobby's world began to come apart at the seams. For some reason, my father often went to the hospital. Nothing good can be expected from the new school where Bobby will go in September. And as if this were not enough, it suddenly turned out that the Earth was about to burn in the flames of a terrible war. But that's when Bobby met McNulty, the fire-eater. He was strange. He was scary. And he was the only hope for a miracle.