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Kensuke’s Kingdom
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Kensuke's Kingdom

Michael’s parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm, Michael finds himself on the shore of a remote island – and soon discovers he’s not alone. Kensuke, a former Japanese soldier, survived the war and the bombing of Hiroshima, but his family perished. As an extraordinary bond forms between the two, Kensuke faces a heart-breaking choice: can he give up the secluded life he’s built for himself to help reunite Michael with his parents? Knowing the pain of losing his own family, Kensuke knows which way he has to decide…

Type Of BookMiddle Novel
FormatPaperback
Age10+
ISBN9781405221740
Published13/02/2006
Price Per CopyRRP $19.99
1–9 copies$17.99
10–19 copies$16.99
20+ copies$15.99
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Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is the author of over 60 books for children including The Butterfly Lion, winner of the Smarties Prize and the Writers’ Guild Award; and The Wreck of the Zanzibar, which won the Whitbread Award. Michael and his wife, Clare, established Farms for City Children and were both awarded MBEs in recognition of their services to youth through this organisation. They live on a farm in Devon.

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