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Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children's Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. 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, and, a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II.
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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 short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. His novels have been adapted for film (My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came) and stage (most recently, Kensuke's Kingdom for the Polka Theatre and Why the Whales Came for Alibi).
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Written by Bethany - age 10.
I really enjoyed this book about a young girl Cessie and her grandfather who was bored in a nursing home filled with fussy people. Cessie helps him escape from the nursing home and try and find the lady he loved in France when he fought there in World War II. I think anyone should read this book - you find out lots about World War II and it's a really good read.
I really enjoyed this book about a young girl Cessie and her grandfather who was bored in a nursing home filled with fussy people. Cessie helps him escape from the nursing home and try and find the lady he loved in France when he fought there in World War II. I think anyone should read this book - you find out lots about World War II and it's a really good read.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is another of Morpurgos heart breakers. It tells of a girl who's grandfather turns up on the doorstep one day. Gradually the old man becomes very hard to live with, her parents want to put the old man in an old peoples home called Shangri-La but suddenly the old man remembers a tin of milk and an awful night in World War 2.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Once again a marvellous read from Michael Morpurgo. Looking for a new book to read to my class I saw this and wasn't disappointed. I couldn't put it down and am looking forward to reading it to my class next half term. The subject matter was dealt with sensitively and there is a good mixture of humour and pathos.
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