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Private Peaceful

Michael Morpurgo

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English
Harper Collins
08 February 2024
Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller
‘Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive’ Sunday Times

As young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family life deep in the countryside.

But the clock is ticking, and every moment Tommo spends remembering how things used to be, means another moment closer to something that will change his life for ever.
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Imprint:   Harper Collins
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   180g
ISBN:   9780008638542
ISBN 10:   0008638543
Pages:   208
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Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare.

Reviews for Private Peaceful

'His [Tommo's] journey from agricultural labourer to cannon fodder is movingly told... Michael Morpurgo is expert at getting through to his readers. He writes here about events that should never be forgotten nor forgiven, and does so most effectively' Independent 'Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive' Sunday Times 'The best novel he's written since The Butterfly Lion' The Times 'Deserved to last as an insight into the First World War in the same way as, say, The Silver Sword or Goodnight Mr Tom' Telegraph 'A poignant, elegiac novel' Daily Mail


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