Shadow

Name: Shadow
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.75 (8 reviews)
Author: Michael Morpurgo
ISBN: 9780007377510

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Abdullah Afzal, Mike Rogers

Unabridged: 2 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/30/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes, Animal Stories, Regional Stories, Historical Stories

Synopsis

A stunning and moving novel from Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller – featuring the bravest dog in all the world… This is the story of Aman, as told in his own words – a boy from Afghanistan fleeing the horror of the Afghan war. When a western dog shows up outside the caves where Aman lives with his mother, Aman is initially repulsed – it is not customary for people to keep dogs as pets in his part of the world. But when Aman and his mother finally decide to make a bid for freedom, the dog Aman has called Shadow will not leave their side. Soon it becomes clear: the destinies of boy and dog are linked, and always will be…

About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Childrenâ€™s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Reading_

One of the most hard-hitting middle grade biographical fiction I have ever read! Morpurgo's books are so well written with such realistic characters and storyline that it's difficult to ignore them. Once you start reading one of his books, you won't be able to stop. At least for me, it's always like......more

Goodreads review by Claire

Shadow is a book about friendship that spans the UK and Afghanistan. Matt visits his grandfather and tells him about his best friend Aman who along with his mother has been taken to Yarl’s Wood. Aman has lived in the UK for 6 years as an asylum seeker, but according to the Government their time has......more

Goodreads review by Stephen

The book was ok. I believe it was written for a youthful audience but talking about abuse while in Afghanistan and the war is heavy stuff. I guess I don't like thinking about Afghanistan, especially since Biden gave it back to the Taliban after all the sacrifice that was put into it. (I know we had......more

Quotes

“As ever, Morpurgo's warmth and humanity suffuse a story of courage, love and hope.” – Amanda Craig in the Times “passionate and touching” – Julia Eccleshare