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This is an exciting ghostly adventure by a much-loved, award winning author. Remember Sir Walter Raleigh who laid his cloak in a puddle for Queen Elizabeth I to walk across? Well, Bess meets his ghost and finds out he's her ancestor! How's she going to explain him to her family, especially when he breaks her brother's fishing rod, steals a horse and smokes cigars in her room? Will Sir Walter wreak havoc or save her family's home?
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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 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 by for Alibi.)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's a good book. im only 9 and i read lots and lots of books, and this book is maybe one of my top five books.
Lucy (Or Mousey is my nickname in school)
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Overall I think My Friend Walter is a great novel! There are so many surprises along the way from the very beginning to the very end of this exiting adventure! I'd recommend it to anyone, young and old alike. Not only is the book full of fun, laughter and mischief, but Morpurgo also teachs you the importance of friendship along the way.
Too cut a long story short, here is a brief idea of the storyline! A girl called Bess goes to a party, where she meets an old man. This old man isn't just any old man, but a ghost! The ghost if Sir Walter Raleigh. Walter gets Bess to free him him from the Bloody Tower and convices her to take him hometo the farm she lives on. On the farm Bess and Walter get up to all sorts of mischief and all is well. Until disaster strikes! Bess and her family have to sell up and leave the farm. But Walter has a trick up his sleeve! To discover it I'll leavde it up to you to read Morpurgo's book.
Too cut a long story short, here is a brief idea of the storyline! A girl called Bess goes to a party, where she meets an old man. This old man isn't just any old man, but a ghost! The ghost if Sir Walter Raleigh. Walter gets Bess to free him him from the Bloody Tower and convices her to take him hometo the farm she lives on. On the farm Bess and Walter get up to all sorts of mischief and all is well. Until disaster strikes! Bess and her family have to sell up and leave the farm. But Walter has a trick up his sleeve! To discover it I'll leavde it up to you to read Morpurgo's book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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My son loves all of his books and this author has encouraged him to read. Many of the stories are fact based so my son is also learning and remembering much about history of the wars and other historical events. Great stories and a real boost for children to enjoy reading.
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good read
I am reading this story to my class of 8-10 year olds and they are loving it! Lots of historical information painlessly being soaked up!
Published on 10 Nov 2009 by D. Cannon
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I thought that my friend Walter is a fantastic book for 10 to 14 yr olds because it has a great story and lots of surprising twists and turns. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2007 by A. Watson
A great ghostly tale!
Michael Morpurgo really explores the relationships in this book with fun and humour. The friendship between Beth, the main character and her 'distant' cousin, Walter, plunges us... Read more
Published on 15 July 2002
A great read for adventurous historians young and old
I first saw this story as a film on German television. It immediately captured my imagination in the way it combined history with a modern adventure story. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2001
Excellent - I'd recommend it to anyone
The children at the school where I work have just finished reading 'My Friend Walter' as a class, and I was as hooked on it as they were. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2001
o.k but not brilliant
I had to read this at school. It is o.k and can be good in places, but the main character, Bess, is very weak and hard to work out. Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2000
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