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Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best-loved children's book writers. He has written more than 100 books and has won the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award, and most recently the Blue Peter Book Award for PRIVATE PEACEFUL. He is also the author of WAR HORSE, which has been made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play and a Golden Globe-nominated film. Michael was Writer in Residence at The Savoy Hotel from January to March 2007, and previously he was Children's Laureate from 2003-2005, a role that took him across Britain to inspire a love of reading in children. You can visit him online at www.michaelmorpurgo.com.

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Bettie's Books rated it

16 years ago

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Private PeacefulPrivate Peaceful - e01 - Innocence ObservedRobson Green reads the first episode of Michael Morpurgo's powerful book Private Peaceful, a tale of brotherly love set during the horrors of the First World War.1/4. Innocence ObservedPrivate Thomas Peaceful reflects on the untimely death o...

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Ms. Thomas's Bookblog rated it

19 years ago

text Private Peaceful (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))

I read this book once a year, usually around Armistice Day. It is absolutely heartbreaking, even now that I know how it ends. The first time I read this book, Tommo's situation only became clear towards the end of the novel, and when it did... I was gutted. The juxtaposition between Tommo's current ...

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Dem rated it

56 years ago

text Private Peaceful (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))

A bookclub read which I really enjoyed. Set against the backdrop of World War One, the story follows brothers Charlie and Tommo as they grow up and enlist in Britain's army to fight in the war. Each chapter begins sometime during a long night as Tommo recalls all the adventures and trials he and hi...

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