Age
12+
Grade
7+
Michael Morpurgo M.B.E.
Private Peaceful
Hardcover
(HarperCollins UK Feb. 1, 2005)
, School edition edition
A poignant story of the First World War from Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo Private Peaceful captures the memories of a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn. From his early childhood adventures in rural Devon to the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the Front Line, Private Tommo Peaceful spends these lonely hours re-living his short but vivid past. A beautifully written novel, which contrasts bittersweet childhood memories with the horrors of war. Told in the first person it alternates between past and present, creating both humour and heartache and building tension for its dramatic and thought-provoking conclusion.
- Series
- Collins Readers
- ISBN
- 0007205481 / 9780007205486
- Pages
- 338
- Weight
- 9.9 oz.
- Dimensions
- 0.7 x 6.0 in.
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