The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips

Name: William Joseph
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by Sir Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman

Interest age: 9+
Reading age: 8+

Published by HarperCollins, 2006

Adventure
Diaries and journals

About this book

A tragic episode during the Second World War is the basis for this novel by the former Children’s Laureate.

12-year-old Lily’s Devon village is evacuated so that American troops can practise for the D-Day landings on the beach at Slapton Sands. Two American soldiers befriend the girl and try to help her find her beloved cat Tips, who is left behind in the move.

In Lily’s story readers learn of the privation and danger endured by evacuees during WWII as well as the camaraderie between soldiers and civilians.

Moving from the present day to wartime diary and back again, this ultimately uplifting novel illuminates the effects of the fateful events on the lives of those involved and the generations that followed.

About the author

Sir Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, Blue Peter Book Award and the Whitbread Award. His recent bestselling novels include Listen to the Moon, A Medal for Leroy and Shadow. 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 (2003–2005), Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.

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