Stay Where You Are And Then Leave [Paperback]

The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fightbut 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 realizes his father is in a hospital close bya hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn't sure what shell shock is, but he is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place. . . .in John Boyne'sStay Where You Are and Then Leave.

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John Boynewas born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of several novels. Boyne's celebratedThe Boy in the Striped Pajamaswas winner of the Irish Book Award Children's Book of the Year, as well as numerous other awards and commendations. It was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the International IMPAC Literary Award and was made into a Miramax feature film. His novels are published in over 40 languages. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.

Oliver Jeffersis an author and illustrator.

As in previous Boyne work, unlikely encounters and occurrences abound. . . . It's made palatable by the third-person narration, which keeps readers experiencing events solely from Alfie's intelligent but childlike point of view. The Horn Book

As much about familial love as about war, this novel tugs at the heartstrings, creating a sentimental but sound story that would shine as a classroom readaloud. BCCB

Boyne, much like inThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas, takes readers into the throes of war as seen through the eyes of a child. School Library Journal

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