Medal for Leroy - Couverture souple

Morpurgo, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1250056896 ISBN 13 : 9781250056894

Editeur : Square Fish, 2015

Synopsis

When Michael's aunt passes away, she leaves behind a letter that will change everything. It starts with Michael's grandfather Leroy, a black officer in World War I who charged into a battle zone not once but three times to save wounded men. His fellow soldiers insisted he deserved special commendations for his bravery but because of the racial barriers, he would go unacknowledged. Now it's up to Michael to change that. Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, award-winning author Michael Morpurgo delivers a richly layered and memorable story of identity, history, and family.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Inspired by the true story of Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, this is a stunning new novel of identity and loss by Michael Morpurgo, biggest UK children s author and the bestselling, award-winning writer of War Horse, now a smash West End and Broadway hit as well as an Oscar-nominated movie.

Michael doesn t remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn t like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history.

A story of love and loss.

A story that will change everything and reveal to Michael who he really is...

Biographie de l'auteur :

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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Square Fish
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1250056896
• ISBN 13: 9781250056894
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160