The War of Jenkins' Ear Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author) (UK edition)

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children’s Laureate and multi-award winner. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Toby Jenkins hates going to Redlands’ Boarding School – he gets called ‘Jinks’ and thinks he’ll never make the top rugby team. But then, he meets Christopher who claims to have powers. Christopher promises Toby a miracle. When Toby goes fishing he crosses to the other side even though he knows it belongs to the villagers. The village boys catch Toby and beat him up, injuring his ear. Thus, the war of Jenkins’ ear begins with all-out sticks and stones battles. Will Christopher be able to provide much-needed miracle?

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781405226721

Lexile measure

750L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.0; Middle years; 7.0 points

Other details

192 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”

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micheal11
on 17 February 2016

I LOVED IT

5out of 5
skinnylatte
on 9 December 2010

Worst book I’ve ever read I was very disappointed after I bought it. :(

1out of 5

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The War of Jenkins' Ear Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author) (UK edition)