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When the sky falls, or, A is for Adonis - Phil Earle
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Title
When the sky falls, or, A is for Adonis
When the sky falls, or, A is for Adonis
Author
Phil Earle
Phil Earle
format
Paperback / softback
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Andersen Press Ltd
Andersen Press Ltd
Language
English
English
UK Publication Date
20210603
20210603
Description
Winner of the British Book Award for Children's Fiction Book of the YearWinner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Children's FictionShortlisted for the Carnegie MedalThe Times Children's Book of the Year'A magnificent story
It deserves every prize going' Philip Pullman'An extraordinary story with historical
and family truth at its heart, that tells us as much about the present
as the past. Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement' Michael Morpurgo1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, bonds deepen and secrets are revealed, but if the bombers set Adonis rampaging free, will either of them be able to end the life of the one thing they truly love?Inspired by a true story.
It deserves every prize going' Philip Pullman'An extraordinary story with historical
and family truth at its heart, that tells us as much about the present
as the past. Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement' Michael Morpurgo1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, bonds deepen and secrets are revealed, but if the bombers set Adonis rampaging free, will either of them be able to end the life of the one thing they truly love?Inspired by a true story.
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