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From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo comes "Friend or Foe". Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the countryside. Then one night the skyline of the moor is lit up with gun flashes, and the distant crump of bombing miles away brings the war back to them and shatters their new-found peace. When a German bomber crashes, the boys feel they should hate the airmen inside. But one of them saves David's life...
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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 (including, Kensuke's Kingdom for the Polka Theatre and Why the Whales Came for Alibi). Michael received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
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77 of 80 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Our group read and wrote reviews of this book for our group novel studies in school. Michael Morpurgo has written over 60 books and this one is about war and adventure. We liked this one very much. Michael Morpurgo says he likes to travel to the countries he writes about and meet the people who live there, so that he can write his stories better. This book starts in the middle of WW2 in London and the two boys are evacuated to Devon. The boys come across a problem. Do they like the Germans they find, or not? They had saved David's life, but they had also killed his father in the war. Read to find out what they decide. We liked the way David becomes a more confident boy in the story. We liked Tucky, his honest friend. We weren't so sure about Mr. Reynolds, who owns the farnm they stay on. We didn't like the village children who called David and Tucky "townies". This book is for 10-12year olds, who like history. A younger child would be bored wuth it. Someone who doesn't like to be away from home would identify with it. It helps us understand what WW2 was like. it is realistic and changed our views of the Germans. We now realise they are ordinary people like us. It is quite an exciting story. Generally our group thought it was a BRILLIANT book!
34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book to my class of 28 Year 4 children (aged 8-9) as a sideline to our literacy unit on World War 2. I read a chapter each day and the children were begging me to read the next chapters as the days went on! We created a class journal looking at characters, settings, descriptions, predictions, letter writing, reasoning, decision making, consequences and many other things. It was a great book that opened so many options for some fantastic work for the children. They enjoyed it greatly, and so did I.
I should also add that this is a great book for any child to read and enjoy outside of the school setting!
I should also add that this is a great book for any child to read and enjoy outside of the school setting!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One morning David is awoken by his mother and he remembers that he was going to be sent away to the countryside. His mother takes him to the station where he sees all his friends and teachers who are also going. He arrives there nearly the last but someone else, Tucky, is last. Tony Tucker (also known as Tucky) is best friends with him. They are now like brothers as they are evacuated away to Devon, like all their other friends, from their homes and school in the big and busy city of London in the World War 2. They are the centre of attention for a while in the village but soon they are a little bit feared. They are staying with a nice couple, Jerry and Ann Reynolds.
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As with other Morpurgo this is a beautifully written book. The story moves, excites, challenges and generally just gripped me and my son. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Dr and sons
A variation on the evacuee story
There are so many stories written about evacuees that I thought it would be another Goodnight Mister Tom meets The Machine Gunners. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Book chatter
Wonderful Read
Friend Or Foe is one of Michael Morpurgo's earliest books, written and first published in 1977.
This is the ideal story to read during November, the month of... Read more
This is the ideal story to read during November, the month of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lincs Reader
Ideal WW2 Class Reader
I've recently used this text as a topic driver with my year 6 Literacy set and they enjoyed it enormously!
Published 6 months ago by Luna
Friend or Foe
As usual another great book from Michael Morpurgo. He is so good at capturing the reader's imagination. A good book for reading out loud to children.
Published 7 months ago by Fred
A MUST READ BOOK!!!- a pupil's review
Michael Morpurgo has written lots of wonderful books. The book that stood out for me is "Friend or Foe".
This book is amazing. Read more
This book is amazing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Amazon customer
A thought-provoking tale for slightly older children
David and Tucky are two small boys from London who get evacuated to Devon along with the rest of their school during WWII. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Petra Bryce
A fab buy
I have read this book three years in a row now to my year 3 class during our World War II topic. It has good description of the evacuation process and how it must have felt for... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Nellienancy
Morpurgo puts humanity into a wartime tale
On world book day I heard Michael Morpurgo being interviewed on Graham Nortons Radio 2 show and thought he spoke very well, in a very emotionally literate way. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A.
the best book ever
this book is a great book and its for all ages
it starts of when a kid is leaving his mum to be evacuated
the jerny is long and when they get there nobody choses them so... Read more
it starts of when a kid is leaving his mum to be evacuated
the jerny is long and when they get there nobody choses them so... Read more
Published 15 months ago
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