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Private Peaceful
I have the whole night ahead of me, and I won’t waste a single moment of it… I want tonight to be long, as long as my life…
As young Private ‘Tommo’ Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the blazing battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of his family life deep in the countryside. But the clock is ticking. Every moment Tommo spends remembering the past brings him another moment closer to something which will change his life forever… One of the most striking novels of recent years, this intense and heartfelt reflection on war casts an unshakeable spell.
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Book-Kid
7 February 2010
This book is really good. I think it is really emotinal and it makes you think about the 1000’s of people who lost their lives during WW1. Michael Morpurgo portrayed being a WWW1 soldier brilliantly.
Hillywho
22 January 2010
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This book is an emotional tale of two young brothers and their relationship throughout their childhood. I would definately recomend this book to children aged 10+. Any younger than that and it will be a bit too complicated!
flipflopweirdos
3 January 2010
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This is one of the best books ever! It has everything: humour, sadness, love, fighting and regret. For everyone who has ever hurt and wanted to be in the war (you probably won’t after reading it, though!) But this book is BRILL!
bambam001
1 December 2009
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WOW!!! this book is amazing! it’s written so well and it’s emotional and just a book i would recommend!
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Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo has written over 100 books for children, and has won a multitude of awards as well as serving as Children’s Laureate from 2003-2005.
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Michael was the Children’s Laureate 2003-2005, and has won many awards including The Whitbread Prize For The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the Smarties prize for The Butterfly Lion and the Blue Peter Award for Private Peaceful.
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