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| Title | : | The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips |
| Author | : | Michael Morpurgo |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 190 pages |
| Published | : | 2005 by HarperCollins |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Childrens. Fiction. War |
Michael Morpurgo
Paperback | Pages: 190 pages Rating: 4.04 | 5252 Users | 335 Reviews
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A heart-warming tale of courage and warmth, set against the backdrop of the second world war, about an abandoned village, a lifelong friendship and one very adventurous cat!‘Classic Morpurgo brilliance’ – Publishing News
"Something's up. Something big too, very big. At school, in the village, whoever you meet, it's all anyone talks about. It's like a sudden curse has come down on us all. It makes me wonder if we'll ever see the sun again."
It's 1943, and Lily Tregenze lives on a farm, in the idyllic seaside village of Slapton. Apart from her father being away, and the 'townie' evacuees at school, her life is scarcely touched by the war. Until one day, Lily and her family, along with 3000 other villagers, are told to move out of their homes – lock, stock and barrel.
Soon, the whole area is out of bounds, as the Allied forces practise their landings for D-day, preparing to invade France. But Tips, Lily's adored cat, has other ideas – barbed wire and keep-out signs mean nothing to her, nor does the danger of guns and bombs. Frantic to find her, Lily makes friends with two young American soldiers, who promise to help her. But will she ever see her cat again? Lily decides to cross the wire into the danger zone to look for Tips herself…
Now, many years later, as Michael is reading his Grandma Lily's diary, he learns about The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – and wonders how one adventurous cat could still affect their lives sixty years later.
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| Original Title: | The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips |
| ISBN: | 0007182465 (ISBN13: 9780007182466) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Manchester Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2006) |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 5252 Users | 335 ReviewsComment On About Books The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo is a story of a young girl named Lily Tregenza living in England during World War II. She also has a cat names Tips who she loves and would never leave. Her dad has gone to fight in the war, but the American soldiers that come to help England have plans for all the villagers, they all have to move out so they can practice their landings, etc for the war. Her family lives on a farm and her grandfather was brought up, lived and works on this
At first glance, this book seems to be yet another typical story about a girl and her cat who keeps on running away, but once you start reading it, you realise there's more to it than meets the eye. Set against the backdrop of World War 2, and more particularly, the D-Day landing practices, it gives the reader an entirely unique and different perspective on the war, as it is told through the eyes of the twelve-year old Lily Tregenze, whose family was forced to leave their village to make way for
A charming little story, told mostly through diary excerpts, of some of the aspects of World War II and D-Day that we never hear about. Michael (aka Boowie) receives a package from his grandmother not long after his grandfather's death from MS, the contents of which will explain the reason for the scandalous thing she has just done. The contents are her diary excerpts from the lead up to D-Day which involve the cat she loved and their little town in Devon on the coast being co-opted for a
I read this book a while back but i still love it to this day and hopefully i will re read it sometime in the future
This book is set in the Second World War in an English costal village. It tells the tale of Lily whose father goes to fight in the war. Lilys family takes in an evacuee from London and they become close friends. During the story the American soldiers take over Lilys home town and she has to move in with her Uncle George. During their move Lilys cat goes missing and every day she return to their farm to look for her, only to be caught by the American soldiers. The book is written as lilys diary
Another book that I have had on my shelves for years but never actually read! I am making more of an effort to get through these books so that I can try and clear some of my backlog!In this book we follow a young girl called Lily and her family around the time of WWII, their town has to be evacuated so that the army can train in their village. However when they move Lilys cat Tips goes missing and may be somewhere in the village. Will Lily find her before its too late?This is an incredibly short
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