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Item Details
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A MEDAL FOR LEROY
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| By: |
Michael Morpurgo |
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Hardback |
| List price:
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£12.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0007487517 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780007487516 |
| Publisher: |
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2012 |
| Pages: |
224 |
| Description: |
Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, this is a stunning new novel of identity and loss by Michael Morpurgo, biggest UK children's author and the bestselling, award-winning writer of War Horse, now a smash West End and Broadway hit as well as an Oscar-nominated movie. |
| Synopsis: |
Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, this is a stunning new novel of identity and loss by Michael Morpurgo, biggest UK children's author and the bestselling, award-winning writer of War Horse, now a smash West End and Broadway hit as well as an Oscar-nominated movie. Michael doesn't remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn't like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history. A story of love and loss. A story that will change everything - and reveal to Michael who he really is... |
| Reader Age: |
From 9 years |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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Book Level : 5.1
Interest Level : Middle Yrs
Points : 3
Quiz number : 223784
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