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A gripping war story by Britain s best-loved children s author and the man behind War Horse, Michael Morpurgo.
In this World War 2 story, Jo stumbles on a dangerous secret Jewish children are being smuggled away from the Nazis, close to his mountain village in Spain. Now German soldiers have been stationed at the border. Jo must get word to his friends that the children are trapped. The slightest mistake could cost them their lives.
Former Children s Laureate and award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, again demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with yet another of his beautifully crafted war stories for children. Alongside his other world war 2 stories such as Friend or Foe, Waiting for Anya embodies the very best of Michael Morpurgo s vivid, heartfelt and absorbing writing for children.
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. . . the adventure of the Jews' escape into Spain is both gripping and temperate (Publishers Weekly)
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Michael Morpurgo: The Master Storyteller. Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. One of the most successful children's authors in the country, and loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Michael has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal four times. His novels have been adapted for film (My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came, War Horse) and stage (most recently, Kensuke's Kingdom for the Polka Theatre and Why the Whales Came for Alibi.)
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- PublisherEgmont
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1405229276
- ISBN 13 9781405229272
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- Number of pages192
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