My grandpa was a scarecrow, with his hair always tousled—what there was of it—his hands and face grimy from delivering his coal, and that was after he had washed. I had only read one of MM books before (Listen to the Moon) which was suggested by my book club which is more of an adult novel. There was also something about him that I thought I recognized; I had the feeling I might have seen him before. I fell like if you like books with adventure and history, then your lucky because now this book is everywhere and is popular.

Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome by Wilkie Collins (1850), a romantic novel about a woman living through the sack of Rome by the Goths. Written for middle primary school children it is a fascinating story about the soldier who didn't shoot Hilter at the end of WWI. To put this in Barney’s words, it wasn’t just because his story was interesting and full of adventure.

If you are interested in the "real story" and "hard history", or rather as much of it as we try to piece together, then you may want to read Ian Hughes' excellent biography of the much maligned Stilicho. The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults. Michael Morpurgo milite en faveur de la littérature pour la jeunesse à travers tous les médias, mais aussi dans les écoles et les bibliothèques qu'il visite en Grande-Bretagne mais aussi en France, pays qu'il apprécie particulièrement, et dans le monde entier. My only caveat is that there is a great deal of military history in this book, which some readers may find slightly tedious.

This book is amazing I give it five stars and recommend this book to people who love reading about the past! Since AN EAGLE IN THE SNOW recounts Billy’s life, it makes sense that I would be attached to him since when I first learned of him. And when he strikes that single match and looks deep into the little boy’s eyes, it’s your eyes he’s looking into, as that miniature flame burns between you and the words connect somewhere deep inside your chest.Avec Un aigle dans la neige, Michael Morpurgo signe un thriller moral haletant qui fait réfléchir et laisse une empreinte indélébile. At first, things go reasonably well, with Maximus shoring up the defences and managing to secure provisions despite the lack of support from civilian authorities and the civilian populations that they are protecting. This book follows the story of Eva, who, after finding out her father is deceased, is asked to trace her family tree. A fascinating read for young readers and adults to think about how history might have been changed if Henry Tandey had made a different choice. So the tones of the two books are somewhat different, with doom, gloom and despair building up little by little in this one.