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War HorseMichael Morpurgo
Average wait: 52d, 2h
A powerful tale of war, redemption, and a hero’s journey—now available in paperback!In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front… more |
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About A Cow (Princess the cow)Andy Frazier
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Imagine a promise, so powerful that it would change your life for ever!When Princess the calf is born on a small farm in Scotland, her only friend, 10 year old Jamie, gives her a dream. Sadly, Princess’s life doesn’t follow the course that … more |
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The Marianna Voyages I: How ...Benjamin Hendy
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How To Fill A Black Hole is the thrilling opening book in the young adult science fiction adventure series, The Marianna Voyages and has been described as “Michael Morpurgo meets Battlestar Galactica”*.Twelve light years from earth, the mas… more |
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I am the Great Horse: Alexan...Katherine Roberts
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Climb on my back, if you dare, and let ME carry you into the battles that changed the world!So speaks Alexander the Great’s bold black stallion Bucephalas, one of the most famous horses of the ancient world, as he recounts their epic journe… more |
I am the Great Horse: Alexander the Great from the horse’s mouth |
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Michiko and the Match GirlsNatalie Yates
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Meet Michiko, a ten year old clever, but vulnerable, Japanese girl, who is startled to discover that she can travel back in time - thanks to a magical invention created by her Grandfather.Initially, she finds herself in present day London, … more |
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Farm Boy: The Sequel to War HorseMichael Morpurgo
Average wait: 19d, 8h
Read by Derek Jacobi and Michael Morpurgo Set on a farm in rural Devon, this is a collection of Grandpa’s reminiscences and stories as told to his grandson. Grandpa’s nature and his touching relationship with the boy is evoked superbly by … more |
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War HorseMichael Morpurgo
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The powerful story of a young horse called Joey who is taken from a farm in Devon to serve with the British Cavalry in World War I. |
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Toro! Toro!Michael MorpurgoDiscover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storytellerBest-selling author Michael Morpurgo turns his storytelling skills to the drama and tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, illustrated b… more |
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Dear OllyMichael MorpurgoDiscover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storytellerA moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines.Olly’s brother… more |
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A Little Piece of GroundElizabeth Laird12-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are trapped in their Ramallah home by a strict curfew. Israeli tanks control the city in response to a Palestinian suicide bombing. Karim longs to play football with his mates – being stuck inside wit… more |
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ShadowMichael MorpurgoThis is the story of Aman, as told in his own words – a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the horror of the Afghan war. When a western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman lives with his mother, Aman is initially repulsed – it is not custom… more |
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Montmorency and the AssassinsEleanor Updale
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1898: What looks like an easy job for Montmorency and Fox-Selwyn sucks them into a world of terrorism and murder. Against a background of medical invention, art and opera, they race between Britain, Italy and America, facing their greatest… more |
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Times of War CollectionMichael MorpurgoA stunning paperback collection of classic Morpurgo novels set in World War I, World War II and the Afghanistan conflict.Told in the voice of a young soldier, Private Peaceful follows twenty-four hours in his life at the front during WW I, … more |
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Private PeacefulMichael Morpurgo, Simon ReadePrivate Peaceful relives the life of Private Tommo Peaceful, a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn. During the night he looks back at his short but joyful past growing up in rural Devon: his exciting first days a… more |
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Little ManfredMichael MorpurgoDiscover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storytellerThe heart-lifting, heartbreaking story by Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller.In the Imperial War Museum is a wood… more |
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Out of the AshesMichael MorpurgoThis story is not a story at all. It all happened. On New Year’s Day Becky Morley begins to write her diary. By March, her world has changed for ever. Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out on a pig farm hundreds of miles from the Morleys’ Devon… more |
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An Elephant in the GardenMichael MorpurgoLizzie and Karl’s mother is a zoo keeper; the family has become attached to an orphaned elephant named Marlene, who will be destroyed as a precautionary measure so she and the other animals don’t run wild should the zoo be hit by bombs. The… more |
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Twist of GoldMichael Morpurgo, Simon ReadeWith famine gripping Ireland, Sean and Annie have just one chance of survival - they must find their father. Leaving their dying mother behind, they travel across rough seas to America. With only the gold torch that Annie wears as a necklac… more |
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The Butterfly Lion (First Mo...Michael MorpurgoDiscover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storytellerAn edition of the Smarties-Prize-winning story from the former Children’s Laureate. Now published into the First Modern Classics li… more |
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The Butterfly Lion (Collecto...Michael MorpurgoSpecial Enhanced ebook edition with video foreword and ‘behind the story’ interview with Michael Morpurgo.“All my life I’ll think of you, I promise I will. I won’t ever forget you.”A lyrical and moving tale of a young boy growing up in Afri… more |
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