Stay Where You Are And Then Leave
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Published:3rd Jul '14
Should be back in stock very soon
From the bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, a warm and moving story of a boy's search for his missing father during the First World War.
The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission.
The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight - but he broke that promise the following day.
Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission.
Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name - on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realises his father is in a hospital close by - a hospital treating soldiers with an unusual condition.
Alfie is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place . . .
Pat Barker meets Michelle Magorian . . . Comic as well as poignantly enlightening * Independent on Sunday *
John Boyne’s children’s novels tackle difficult subjects . . . and this latest book looks at the horrors of trench warfare in World War 1. With the anniversary of that war next year, this is a timely examination of moral, physical and mental bravery and pain * Daily Mail *
Beautifully paced and affecting * The Bookseller *
Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is beautifully written, as are all John Boyne's books for children. Although it's a book aimed primarily at younger readers, it's equally as satisfying for adults, and should be widely read by everyone * Wondrous Reads *
A beautifully paced and affecting tale * Independent on Sunday *
- Short-listed for Cheshire Schools Book Award 2015 (UK)
- Short-listed for Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2015 (UK)
- Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 2014 (UK)
- Short-listed for Hillingdon Book Award 2015 (UK)
- Short-listed for Haringey Childrens Book Award 2015 (UK)
ISBN: 9780552570589
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight: 204g
288 pages