escape from shangri la by michael morpurgo

Cessie secretly accompanies her grandfather and several other escapees from Shangri-La on an improbable journey across the English Channel. These items help restore Popsicle's memory and renew his zeal for returning to France to find this woman who had hidden him from the Germans after he was jolted off the lifeboat.

The girl then takes action, finding his home, an old lifeboat named Lucie Alice, and in it a faded photograph of a young French woman and a news clipping from which she learns that the boat had been part of the heroic evacuation of British soldiers from Dunkirk. Eventually, Cessie's parents place him in the Shangri-La nursing home. However, when the older man has a stroke and can't remember where he lives, Arthur relents and lets him stay with his family while he recuperates. Her mother also accepts 'Popsicle.' Her father, who hasn't seen his dad since he was five years old, is less than enthusiastic. But then they find a message in the sand and discover the Birdman is not who they thought.Gr 5-8-Eleven-year-old Cessie is thrilled when the elderly, rain-soaked tramp staring at her house turns out to be the grandfather she's never known. Gracie and her friend Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman and his side of the island. Turned away by his own son, Cessie s long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most a nursing home called Shangri-La. A huge wave broke over her stern and she did not come upright again.Įscaping from China as the Japanese invade, Ashley and Uncle Sung embark on a perilous journey across the Himalayas. A ship about to founder staggers before she falls. None of the previous families have wanted him.Ī gripping and poignant animal adventure from the master storyteller of An Eagle in the Snow, Listen to the Moon, Shadow, and An Elephant in the Garden.

George has already made up his mind to run away, back to the children s home.

Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own.Īnother summer. Gorgeous new colour illustrations for the best-selling Kensuke's Kingdom. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, Joey tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times. In the deadly chaos of the First World War, one horse witnesses the reality of battle from both sides of the trenches. Michael Morpurgo Collection Childrens 8 Books Box Set:

Escape from shangri la by michael morpurgo