A gripping and heartfelt war story from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo. Turned away by his own son, Cessie’s long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most – a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help him escape and unravel the truth of his past. A past that comes to him only in glimpses – a lifeboat, a tin of condensed milk, a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II … Former Children’s Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with this tale of strife and loss in World War II.
CONTRIBUTORS: Michael Morpurgo
EAN: 9781405226707
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 190 g
HEIGHT: 198 cm
PUBLISHED BY: HarperCollins Publishers
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GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Death, Grief, Bereavement
WIDTH: 129 cm
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Interest age: from c 10 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
. . . a great read and one that will have tears rolling down your cheeks
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.
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