Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller. Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail and engrossing atmosphere, the book leads to a dramatic and moving conclusion.

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children, and has sold more than 35 million books around the world. He has written more than 150 novels and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Whitbread Award and the Blue Peter Book Award, while several of his books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the global theatrical phenomenon War Horse. Michael was Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005, and founded the charity Farms for City Children with his wife, Clare. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

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ISBN 13	9780007150069
ISBN 10	0007150067
Title	Private Peaceful
Author	Michael Morpurgo
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2003-10-06
Number of pages	192
Prizes	Winner of Blue Peter Book Award (Book I Couldn't Put Down Prize) 2005, Winner of Blue Peter Book of the Year 2005, Short-listed for Whitbread Prize (Children's Book) 2003
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