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“Something’s up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it’s all anyone talks about. It’s like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we’ll ever see the sun again.”
It’s 1943. Battles are raging across Europe, but the idyllic seaside village where Lily lives is scarcely touched by the war. But one day, Lily’s family and 3000 other villagers are told to leave their homes: no exceptions, no arguments. Soon the whole area is blockaded by razor-wire and keep-out signs, behind which Allied forces prepare for D-day. But no-one tells Adolphus Tips, Lily’s beloved cat, where he can and can’t go. And when Adolphus disappears into the danger zone, with Lily in pursuit, what they find behind the barbed wire will change their lives forever… A heartwarming tale of courage and loyalty set in the Second World War.
Recent reviews
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I loved this book it was so warm hearted and it was a really brilliant micheal morpurgo book and I love books about the war.
16 August 2010
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I loved the end and I loved Lilly because she was kind.
7 March 2010
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This is my favourite Michael Morpurgo story, its utterly amazing! For a start cats are my favourite animal and i love reading about the war, so as you can see this book was perfect for me. A novel that i carried on dreaming about for days! OMG! READ IT! :) x
19 February 2010
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Hi This was an amazing book and I recommend it to anyone around my age of 8 as it let you know about the war and it was the first book of the author I had read and it kept me gripped right to the end. I am reading more by him now.
14 December 2009
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I read this book and it was so good. It was in the world war 2 times.
9 December 2009
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Authors
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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.
Awards
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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