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4.0 out of 5 stars A great read for children and adults alike, 14 Mar 2007

By	Sam J. Ruddock (Norwich, England) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Like the best fiction this book is intelligent without being difficult, charmingly warm without becoming saccharine and tackles real issues without shirking responsibility or pandering to adult sensibilities. No, Michael Morpurgo is far too good for that. Like much of his timeless writing, this book sparkles with wonderful characters and the animals whose honest companionship helps them through tough times.
Six-year old orphan Arthur Hobhouse is shipped to Australia and stripped of his identity. All he takes with him is a lucky key (that might or might not have been given to him by his sister, Kitty) and a song in his heart, London Bridge is Falling Down. This is the story of Arthur's search for the solution to the riddle of his identity, a riddle that leads him to a love for the sea, for The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, and for ship-building; a profession that will culminate in the building of Kitty 4, a boat in which he will sail back around the world with his daughter, adventuring into his past. It is true; Michael Morpurgo's name on a book really is a guarantee of quality.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A FANTASTIC Book, 6 Jan 2007

By	P. R. Griffiths "griffo155" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I haven't read a book in donkey's years and I thought I should start the good habit up again. So I had a look around and bought this one, the best decision I could have made. I wanted something slightly different and this definitely offered that. As soon as I read the first paragraph I knew I was on to a winner. I know it's a cliche but I simply could not put it down I read the first hundred pages in one evening. The book is in two parts the first about Arthur Hobhouse and the second about allie. It gives a true and realistic insight in to the lives of children evacuated to Australia and the hell some had to live. I got slightly worried when I was reading about the conditions he had to live in but it soon picks up. Allie's story is extremly heart warming as she sets out to fulfil her Father's dream. A truely magnificent book and I hope this review encourages you to read it, but you can never get the true meaning from a book unless you read so here is a tip.

BUY THIS BOOK IT IS BRILLIANT.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Surpasses even Private Peaceful, 4 Mar 2007

By	andintheend "abal" (Warwickshire, England) - See all my reviews

This is stunning. Having just finished reading it I'm feeling completely wrung-out and I am now on a mission to encourage every child and adult to read it too. The story is wholly compelling and works on so many levels. It's a book that could so easily give in to sentimentality but in Michael Murpurgo's capable hands it never approaches cloying. Instead you've got brilliant storylines with characters you really care about.
This deserves to win every book award it's eligible for. I'm an experienced childrens librarian and I'd say it's comfortably up there in my top five books ever!

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5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
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