White Feather
Stephanie Baudet
Paperback
(Cambridge University Press, Oct. 1, 1993)
This is one volume in the Moonstones series of stories for 8 to 12 year olds. Each story has an element of mystery or adventure, with a strong storyline, and is suitable for the multi-cultural classroom. Chris discovers a pair of owls and their eggs in an old house and meets a new friend, Steve. Together they discover some letters between a man, his friend, and the friend's sister - a sequence dating back to the First World War, in which the recipient is branded a coward because he has not joined the army. The friend later discovers that the 'coward' is an epileptic. It gradually becomes clear that Chris has an affinity with him ...
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