When fishes flew : the story of Elena's war
Morpurgo, Michael2021
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This first new novel in two years from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue - an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two... This first new novel in two years from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue - an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two.Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors' home in Ithaca, and discovers - through a friendship with an extremely unusual flying fish - the extraordinary story of her great-aunt Elena; of how she fell in love, in the hardest of times, and how of how she became an unsung hero of World War Two.But Elena has gone missing, and Nandi has to find her. In her search, she will discover that Elena was an even greater hero than she thought - and still is.Nandi's story is a beautiful and inspiring tale of personal discovery, of love and place and belonging, threaded through with the quiet heroism of everyday people. Stunningly illustrated throughout by acclaimed artist George Butler, and full of magic, myth and mystery, it is a classic Morpurgo novel that will move and thrill every reader who loved Private Peaceful and War Horse, and combines all the hallmarks of this beloved Master Storyteller.
Main title:
When fishes flew : the story of Elena's war / Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by George Butler.
Author:
Morpurgo, Michael, authorButler, George, 1985-, illustrator
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2021.
Collation:
188 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Map on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780008352189 (hbk)9780008352202 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
823.914Jjunior fictionJF
Local class:
JFFIC.JJF/MORJC
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece -- Ithake -- Juvenile fictionAccelerated readerAccelerated reader -- AR5.4Accelerated reader -- AR5World War, 1939-1945 -- Greece -- IthakeĢ -- Juvenile fictionChildren's storiesFiction 9+General StoriesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Classic fictionChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the pastChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Animal storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Historical fictionChildren's / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forcesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Fish & marine lifeChildren's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issuesEuropeFiction 9+General
BRN:
2921602
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