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Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne
5.0
#StoryGraph: fiction historical young adult reflective sad slow-paced
247 pages | first published 2013
I was sure to I had my fill of World War I books. Well, that was before before I discovered one penned by one of my all-time favorite authors, John Boyne. This novel tells the story of young Alfie Summerfield's struggles growing up in London when war changes his life in ways he could never have imagined. Boyne writes with compassion and emotional complexity that always resonates with me.
5-stars for this middle school/young adult novel.
Publisher’s Description:
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 . . .
247 pages | first published 2013
I was sure to I had my fill of World War I books. Well, that was before before I discovered one penned by one of my all-time favorite authors, John Boyne. This novel tells the story of young Alfie Summerfield's struggles growing up in London when war changes his life in ways he could never have imagined. Boyne writes with compassion and emotional complexity that always resonates with me.
5-stars for this middle school/young adult novel.
Publisher’s Description:
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 . . .