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“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. Battles are raging across Europe, but the idyllic seaside village where Lily lives is scarcely touched by the war. But one day, Lily’s family and 3000 other villagers are told to leave their homes: no exceptions, no arguments. Soon the whole area is blockaded by razor-wire and keep-out signs, behind which Allied forces prepare for D-day. But no-one tells Adolphus Tips, Lily’s beloved cat, where he can and can’t go. And when Adolphus disappears into the danger zone, with Lily in pursuit, what they find behind the barbed wire will change their lives forever… Vividly evoking rural England during the Second World War, this heartwarming and insightful book poignantly explores the human legacy of the war.
“A master storyteller at his best.” The Sunday Times
“From the first sentence of a Michael Morpurgo book, you know you are in the hands of a natural storyteller.” Guardian
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4066 in Schools Catalogue 2024–25
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9780007182466
Accelerated Reader
AR book level: 4.8; Middle years; 4.0 points
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What kids think
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panda10189
on 6 March 2017i am enjoying it. you should check it out!
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Areds123456789
on 12 October 2016I’ve readed this book in school and I think everyone should get a chance to read some that they’ve never red bofore because can get chance to learn some new stuff that you never new before
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emerald234
on 3 October 2016When I started this book,I thought it would be boring, but then it got better and better!!! This is the one of the best books Read it
5 out of 5 -
minecraft2006
on 10 September 2016they try to fine there cat but to meny people were frighting her
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Ravenclawcat
on 3 January 2016I would like to read this book, because I have read the nine lives of Montezuma- also by Michael Morpurgo.
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bluepeter123456
on 7 October 2015I like Adolphus tips because it is a good story.
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skulduggerypleasantrules
on 8 March 2014This book is OK. I borrowed it from school read it but my little sister ripped one of the pages and its not mine!
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Booklover0109
on 5 March 2014This book was brilliant and a page turner too!!!
This book is about boy who gets a letter from his gramma and the story goes into the time when the gramma was young and when the war was and it all starts with her cat…
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natdog
on 10 July 2013Awesome, Best Book ever, read yourself, you’ll love it. Classic Morpurgo Brilliance
5 out of 5 -
Chocolatelover10
on 20 June 2013This book is one of the best books I have ever read I think Michael Morpugo is really talented this story is addcitive and really heartwarming and touching. I can not explain how amazing this story is.
5 out of 5 -
Nashdasher
on 9 March 2013This is one of the first Michael Morpurgo books I’ve read and it was so good I’ve read it twice!
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samcharlie123
on 8 March 2013This is another great story! I love all the suspense, and the description inside. A great book!
5 out of 5 -
A4WideRuledRefillPad
on 4 March 2013One of my first Michael Morpurgo books and I LOVED it. It is best not to read Michael Morpurgo books until you are year 5/6 so you can fully understand the meaning and feel all of the emotions.
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powerpush22
on 4 March 2013This book is a got to read book because you get so into it and the heart thumping moments are so realistic.
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skyecapper316
on 26 January 2013this book is a great book because it is set in the war it is about a great cat and it does some great things.
I would recommend this book to all kinds of people it is a 5 star book no doubt in that!!
5 out of 5 -
imi264
on 15 July 2012This is my favourite book ever and will continue to be!!! This is a fantastic book and anyone reading this and thinking of buying this book, please, please get this book!!!!
5 out of 5 -
jackconnor2001
on 15 June 2012this is an amazing book so far because its about the world war and i really like reading books about the war. i think the author micheal morpurgo is very tallented and has wrote many many brilliant books such as private peaceful. if you havent read adolphus tips or private piceful you should.
5 out of 5 -
smileitsfriday
on 5 March 2012Tips is really sweet. * * * *
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nikki657
on 4 March 2012amazing book love it
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dashernasher
on 4 March 2012This is a beautiful story with a beautiful ending I love it.
5 out of 5 -
svjimmy
on 4 March 2012I loved it and I thought it was a great story of true courage.
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booksrcul
on 29 January 2012Aww! A beautiful ending.
4 out of 5 -
Dazze-k
on 20 October 2011this was sad and fun. i dont usally like this type of book but this book was cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 out of 5 -
annie12
on 8 July 2011i have heard of this book before and i think that i would like to read it because there is a cat on the front and i really love animals!
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cherry17
on 3 March 2011I read this book at school and I loved it. It is based around world war 2. And is a really moving book you will love it if you have a go of reading it.
5 out of 5 -
Lolaloo1
on 3 March 2011Slightly sad at times but it is really sweet and has a heartwarming feeling to it. Great read.
5 out of 5 -
osnapitzsafa
on 1 March 2011I love this book I read it in class and it’s so fun to read. Lily is my favourite character and I hate it when she shouted at her dad. Her teacher called Mrs. Blumfield found out that her husband was missing and they could not find him. So lily feels sorry and stops calling her bloomers.
4 out of 5 -
kitty1112
on 21 February 2011It is an amazing book the best book i have ever read !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 out of 5 -
Egghead
on 14 February 2011A book definately worth reading! You’l be glad when you did
5 out of 5 -
mtsmallchick
on 25 January 2011Really great book about the war!!!!
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HANNAHMONTANA10
on 16 August 2010I loved this book it was so warm hearted and it was a really brilliant micheal morpurgo book and I love books about the war.
5 out of 5 -
Hubert
on 7 March 2010I loved the end and I loved Lilly because she was kind.
5 out of 5 -
MrsEdwardCullen
on 19 February 2010This is my favourite Michael Morpurgo story, its utterly amazing! For a start cats are my favourite animal and i love reading about the war, so as you can see this book was perfect for me. A novel that i carried on dreaming about for days! OMG! READ IT! :) x
5 out of 5 -
Molly13579
on 14 December 2009Hi This was an amazing book and I recommend it to anyone around my age of 8 as it let you know about the war and it was the first book of the author I had read and it kept me gripped right to the end. I am reading more by him now.
5 out of 5 -
sunflower123
on 9 December 2009I read this book and it was so good. It was in the world war 2 times.
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alidai92
on 18 September 2009this book is one of the best books i have read !!!!!!!!!!!!
it was fab
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Tottenham4lyfe
on 13 August 2009this book was just soo brillant thanks michael morpurgo for making just such amazing books that makes me there . they’re soo good its like im in the story . i luv this book and it made me cry with sadness and happiness it was soo good i would reccomend it to any one it defently deserves a 10/10 like all of michael morpurgo’s books
5 out of 5 -
CrazyCoo2
on 11 January 2009I can’t wait to read this book! It is going to be brilliant book and I know that because all your books are brilliant! I hope you write more and maybe if he is reading this he could call the next book : The Cursed Island and there was a war going on so a girl went with her family to somewhere else and there, that’s where it started, the girl went out because she was in a huff for some reason and she went over a bridge across a garden and then she saw a boat, she went in it across to the Cursed Island but of course she didn’t see the sign and… Morpurgo can maybe finish the rest.
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dylly1101
on 15 May 2008it is the most AMAZING BOOK EVER!
5 out of 5 -
bookwitch111
on 12 March 2008I am currently reading this book. I have found it brilliant. I got the book yesterday and I am already on page 72. It is about a grandmother’s diary from 1943. There is Lily, Barry and as far as I know he is called skunkhead. This book is brilliant. I would certainly recommend it for EVERYBODY. I rate it as 5 star.
5 out of 5 -
CharlieGiraffe22
on 11 March 2008For people who are questioning whether to read this or not, You should definatly read it. This is by far the best book I have ever read because I like books that are like a life diary, which is what this. So go and buy this book!!
5 out of 5 -
quckers
on 6 March 2008it is a really sweet book. i would have cried if i wasen t in school. morpurgo is as good as jk in my opinon!
5 out of 5 -
Clevergirl
on 28 February 2008It is really good. If you like history, animal or emotional books this is the one for you
5 out of 5 -
Cheerio
on 23 February 2008This book is really good because when I had red the first bit of it I got really into it and wanted to keep on reading and couldn’t stop reading.I liked the way Michael Morpurgo set the book out during war time and I liked the way he said that Tips had other ideas rather than going elsewhere.
5 out of 5 -
magition111
on 22 February 2008I love this book i thought it was great and would love to read it again
4 out of 5
Sanne
on 24 March 2011
Liked it :)
I did like the book, my mark for this book would be 8+.
I command this book to all children about 8 years old.