Long Way Home
By (Author) Michael Morpurgo
HarperCollins Publishers
Farshore
18th November 2024
4th July 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Adoption / fostering
Childrens / Teenage personal and social topics: Siblings
823.914
Paperback
160
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 14mm
120g
A heartfelt tale of an orphaned boy in search of family from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate, Michael Morpurgo.
Another summer. Another foster family. George has already made up his mind to run away, back to the childrens home. None of the previous families have wanted him. Why should the Dyers be any different But George begins to feel at ease with Tom Dyer and his sister Storme, even happy, and changes his mind. He could even feel at home with them couldnt he
Long Way Home is a thoughtful tale about orphans, family, love and finding a place one can call home.
Praise for Michael Morpurgo:
Michael Morpurgo writes brilliantly about war and animals, conveying the big emotions without preaching. Guardian
Champagne quality over a wide range of subjects. Daily Telegraph
There are few childrens writers as compelling as Michael Morpurgo. Daily Express
Morpurgo, as always, is subtle and skillful, and incorporates social and moral issues into his writing without being self-righteous or detracting from the quality of the narrative Elizabeth Reilly, British Council
The former children's laureate has the happy knack of speaking to both child and adult readers. Guardian
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Whitbread Award. His recent bestselling novels include Shadow', A Medal for Leroy' and Little Manfred'. His novel War Horse' has been successfully adapted as a West End and Broadway theatre play and a major film by Steven Spielberg. A former Children's Laureate, Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.