Michael Morpurgo

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Friend or Foe

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Age: 9+

Published: August 2007

ISBN: 978140233378

Format: Paperback

Evacuated from London, David and Tucky feel like the war is a long way away from their new life in the Devon countryside.  Then one night the skyline of the moor is lit up with gun flashes, and the distant crump of bombing miles away brings the war back to them and shatters their new-found peace.

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Lucy says:

Very good book if you are into war. I am reading this book and war horse and they are both great! I would definitely recommend them. wink

stiggy says:

this book is so cool and we all love it in my class wink

ellie says:

really brilliant we read it in my class

jas says:

i thought this book was very exciting in my class we are reading it as are english toppic we got to where david drowned and got saved by the german that had crash landed in a plane. i cant wait to read more.

katie such says:

love it really good

tom chapman says:

I think that story sounds really good how David and Tucky think they are away from it all but there actually not.

Izzy says:

Friend Or Foe is my favourite Michael Morpurgo book because its about a real historical event evacuation and war that millions of children went through and Michael writes about this period of time so well you can really imagine what it must have been like for these two boys.Its sad but funny and everytime I read it I feel like one of the characters in the book.I have now read this book about 20 -100 times and I love more every time I read it.

frankie says:

this was the first book i ever read properly when i was younger. The story line was great, it was so gripping and easy to understand too! i loved it, i couldn't put it down. I also loved reading The Butterfly Lion smile

MBr says:

I must say, I have read a number of books , from short stories to long novels, about crime, love, war, for young children and adults. Friend or Foe is one of these books where you actually feel like one of the characters of the story. WW2 is a times that has affected many, and Friend or Foe shows that very well. We learn about the evacuation from two young boys and the affect it has on their lives, and we see two German pilotes, who just want to survive and return home. I recommend this book, it is a brilliant story, you learn a lot, and you can read it a 100 times, you will always pick it up again one day.

cols9 says:

i love its really nice and interesting im also learning about the world war 2