Author

Michael Morpurgo

2 award wins, 8 nominations across 8 books.

British children's writer

Alone on a Wide Wide SeaKing of the Cloud ForestsListen to the MoonPrivate PeacefulRunning WildShadowThe Wreck of the ZanzibarWarten auf Anya
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Alone on a Wide Wide Sea

1 Nomination

Published 2006-09-04 · 308 pages

The novel has two parts. The first follows Arthur Hobhouse's story, and the second follows the story of his daughter Allie.

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King of the Cloud Forests

1 Nomination
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Awards & Nominations
Carnegie Medal
1987
Nominee
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Listen to the Moon

1 Nomination

Published 2014-09-25 · 355 pages

Alfie lives off the coast of England. Merry lives in New York City. Until Merry and her mother set sail on theLusitaniafor England, where Merry's father is recuperating from a war injury. People told them not to go, hearing rumors that theLusitania might be carrying munitions. But they are desperate to be reunited with Merry's father.

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Private Peaceful

1 Award Won1 Nomination

197 pages

When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.

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Running Wild

1 Nomination

Published 2009-09-01 · 236 pages

When 10-year-old Will's father dies in the Iraq war, his mother surprises him with a trip to Indonesia. She couldn't have known what awaited them both there. The first Will knows that anything is wrong is when Oona, the elephant he is riding along the beach, begins to spook. Then, suddenly, she takes off into the jungle with Will on her back. And that's when Will sees the tsunami come crashing in! With his mother almost certainly drowned, with nothing to cling onto but an elephant and nothing to help him but the clothes on his back, Will faces a terrifying future.

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Shadow

1 Nomination

Published 2011-09-29 · 230 pages

"When Shadow, a bomb-sniffing spaniel, goes missing in the middle of war-torn Afghanistan, his soldier-owner is devastated. Meanwhile, Shadow makes friends with a local Afghan boy, and sees a whole other side of the war. But as Christmas draws ever closer, the question is - will Shadow and his trainer ever be reunited...?" --Publisher description.

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The Wreck of the Zanzibar

1 Award Won1 Nomination

112 pages

the diary of a 14 year old girl who lives on bryher and her life for about a year. How and why the nearly have to leave their home to england. but the wreak...

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Warten auf Anya

1 Nomination
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