I have, however, rated this novel a 3 out of 5 because I think the more exciting parts of the book could have been described in a better way, making them more interesting, such as when Cessie and Popsicle sail away in a small boat from England to France. I enjoy this as it makes me forget I’m just reading a novel and allows me to feel that I’m actually leading another life and having exciting things happen to me.
Because the reader can understand them so well, it allows the reader to feel as if they are actually in the story as one of the characters. The other is Popsicle, who despite being an elderly gentleman, is described so that even though I had nothing in common with him, I still understood him and could sympathise with him. One of the two main characters, Cessie, is a young girl around my age and her thoughts and ideas are much the same as mine would have been if I was in her shoes. This is a good story, as it has lots of the characters’ emotions in it, which helps the reader understand how the character is really feeling. His novels have been adapted for film (My Friend Walter, Why the Whales Came) and stage (most recently, Kensuke’s Kingdom for the Polka Theatre and Why the Whales Came for Alibi).Description: Escape from Shangri-La is a great novel, with lots of secrets, suspense and surprise. Michael has written more than forty books and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. One of the most successful children’s authors in the country, and loved by children, teachers and parents alike. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help him escape and unravel the truth of his past – a past that comes to him only in glimpses – a lifeboat, a tin of condensed milk, and, a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II.įormer Children’s Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. Turned away by his own son, Cessie’s long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most – a nursing home called Shangri-La. This is a fresh reissue of a much-loved story with a beautiful new cover. Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, former Children’s Laureate and multi-award winner.
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