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The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight--but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes his father is in a hospital close by--a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn't sure what shell shock is, but he is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place. . . .in John Boyne's Stay Where You Are and Then Leave.
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"As in previous Boyne work, unlikely encounters and occurrences abound. . . . It's made palatable by the third-person narration, which keeps readers experiencing events solely from Alfie's intelligent but childlike point of view." --The Horn Book
"As much about familial love as about war, this novel tugs at the heartstrings, creating a sentimental but sound story that would shine as a classroom readaloud." --BCCB
"Boyne, much like in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, takes readers into the throes of war as seen through the eyes of a child." --School Library Journal
"Another child's-eye view of war from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas; here the child is working class, the conflict, World War I. . . . A vivid, accessible tale of the staggering price war exacts from those who had no voice in waging it." --Kirkus Reviews
"In the final pages, the tension rises precipitously and the harrowing ending, in which Bruno does finally act, is sure to take readers' breath away." --Publishers Weekly on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
"Deeply affecting . . . Beautiful and sparsely written." --The Wall Street Journal on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
"A small wonder of a book . . . This is what fiction is supposed to do." --The Guardian on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
"Powerful and unsettling . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank." --USA Today on The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
From the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, a warm and moving story of a boy's search for his missing father during the First World War.
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- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1250062861
- ISBN 13 9781250062864
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- Number of pages256
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. Jeffers, Oliver (illustrator). About the AuthorJohn Boyne is the author of Crippen, The Thief of Time, Next of Kin, and the New York Times and internationally bestselling The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Boyne won two Irish Book Awards (the Peoples Choice and the Childrens) for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, which was made into a Miramax feature film, and his novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. Ireland's Sunday Business Post named him one of the forty people under forty in Ireland "likely to be the movers and shakers who will define the country's culture, politics, style and economics in 2005 and beyond." Crippen was nominated for the Sunday Independent Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award. He lives with his partner in Dublin.Oliver Jeffers is an author and illustrator.Product DescriptionThe next work of historical fiction from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne's Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is a touching look at the effects war has on a family.The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight-but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission.Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes his father is in a hospital close by-a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn't sure what shell shock is, but he is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place.This title has Common Core connections.ReviewAs in previous Boyne work, unlikely encounters and occurrences abound. . . . It's made palatable by the third-person narration, which keeps readers experiencing events solely from Alfie's intelligent but childlike point of view. -The Horn BookAs much about familial love as about war, this novel tugs at the heartstrings, creating a sentimental but sound story that would shine as a classroom readaloud. -BCCBBoyne, much like in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, takes readers into the throes of war as seen through the eyes of a child. -School Library JournalAnother child's-eye view of war from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas; here the child is working class, the conflict, World War I. . . . A vivid, accessible tale of the staggering price war exacts from those who had no voice in waging it. -Kirkus ReviewsIn the final pages, the tension rises precipitously and the harrowing ending, in which Bruno does finally act, is sure to take readers' breath away. -Publishers Weekly on The Boy in the Striped PajamasDeeply affecting . . . Beautiful and sparsely written. -The Wall Street Journal on The Boy in the Striped PajamasA small wonder of a book . . . This is what fiction is supposed to do. -The Guardian on The Boy in the Striped PajamasPowerful and unsettling . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank. -USA Today on The Boy in the Striped PajamasExcerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.CHAPTER 1SEND ME AWAY WITH A SMILEEvery night before he went to sleep, Alfie Summerfield tried to remember how life had been before the war began. And with every passing day, it became harder and harder to keep the memories clear in his head.The fighting had started on July 28, 1914. Others might not have remembered that date so easily, but Alfie would never forget it, for that was his birthday. He had turned five years old that day and his parents threw him a party to celebrate, but only a handful of people showed up: Granny Summerfield, who sat in the corner, weeping into her handkerchief and saying, Were finished, were all finished, over and over, until Alfies mum said that if she couldnt get ahold of herself she would have to leave; Old Bill Hemperton, the Australian from nex. Seller Inventory # DADAX1250062861
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Jeffers, Oliver (illustrator). Paperback. The next work of historical fiction from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne's Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is a touching look at the effects war has on a family. The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight--but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes his father is in a hospital close by--a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn't sure what shell shock is, but he is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place. This title has Common Core connections. Includes discussion guide and questions for the author. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781250062864
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