A medal for Leroy
By: Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Michael Foreman
Contributors: Foreman, Michael, 1938-
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780007487516; 9780007487523; 9780007363582
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Fatherless families; World War, 1939-1945; Soldiers; Juvenile fiction; Identity; Fiction
Description: This is a novel of identity, loss and the lingering effects of war. Michael does not remember his father, who died in a Spitfire over the English Channel. And his mother, heartbroken and passionate, does not like to talk about him. But then Michael's aunt gives him a medal and a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden story. A story of love, loss and secrets. A story that will change everything - and reveal to Michael who he really is.