Junior: Authors by last name M-N

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo - Shadow

 

Fiction 7+
287 pages

When Shadow, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, goes missing in the middle of wartorn Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Shadow makes friends with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. As Christmas draws ever closer, will Shadow and his trainer ever be reunited? 

Michael Morpurgo - The Butterfly Lion

 

Fiction 9+
151 pages

This is a moving story of a young boy who rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African bush. Inseparable until Bertie has to go to boarding school and the lion is sold to a circus, the boy swears that one day they will see one another again.

Michael Morpurgo - Friend or Foe

 

Fiction 7+
121 pages

During the Second World War, David and his friend Tucky are evacuated to the countryside. One night they see a German plane crash on the moors. They feel they should hate the airmen inside, but can they just leave them to die? 

Michael Morpurgo - Kaspar: Prince of Cats 

 

Fiction 9+
206 pages

Johnny didn't expect to end up with Kaspar, the Savoy cat, on his hands forever, and nor did he count on making friends with Lizziebeth, a spirited American heiress. Pretty soon, events are set in motion that will take Johnny - and Kaspar - all around the world, surviving theft, shipwreck and rooftop rescues along the way.

Michael Morpurgo - Kensuke’s Kingdom

 

Fiction 9+
157 pages

Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. He can't find food, he can't find water. In the end, he curls up to die. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone.

Michael Morpurgo - Private Peaceful

 

Fiction 9+
184 pages

Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life on the frontline during World War I and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of detail and engrossing atmosphere, the book leads to a dramatic and moving conclusion.