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When the Sky Falls

Suitable for 9 – 10 years

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From the bestselling author of Finn’s Epic Fails comes the multi-award-winning story about the incredible friendship between a young boy and a silverback gorilla in the Second World War, inspired by a true story.

1941. War is raging. And Joseph has been sent to live in the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, he will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, Joseph and Adonis become friends, but what will happen when the bombers set him rampaging free?

Other animal war stories by Phil Earle include:
While the Storm Rages
Until the Road Ends

Winner of the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction Book of the Year.

‘A magnificent story… It deserves every prize going’ Philip Pullman

‘An extraordinary story… Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement’ Michael Morpurgo

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Catalogue number

2387 in Rewards Catalogue 2026/27 and 2387 in Rewards Catalogue 2025/26

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781783449651

Publisher

Andersen Press Ltd

Date published

June 3rd, 2021

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.4; Middle years; 11.0 points

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  • 320 pages

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New

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