Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful is a novel for older children by Michael Morpurgo, first published in 2003. It is about a soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War I in France. Structurally, each chapter of the book brings the reader closer to the present until the story turns to present tense. The story especially underlines the senselessness of war and ineptitude of the commanding officer.
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2003 Whitbread AwardsALA Best Fiction for Young AdultsAlexandra RoachAngus Wright (actor)Anthony FlanaganBinaural recordingBlue Peter Book AwardCalifornia Young Reader MedalCarnegie Medal (literary award)Guardian Children's Fiction PrizeHampshire Book AwardsHilary Robinson (author)Jack O'Connell (actor)Jamie de CourceyJohn Lynch (actor)Leon Williams (actor)List of children's literature writersMichael MorpurgoPaul ReadyPrivate Peaceful (film)Private Peaceful - Michael MurpurgoPrivate Peaceful – Michael MurpurgoRed House Children's Book AwardTommo (disambiguation)William Troughton
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Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful is a novel for older children by Michael Morpurgo, first published in 2003. It is about a soldier called Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War I in France. Structurally, each chapter of the book brings the reader closer to the present until the story turns to present tense. The story especially underlines the senselessness of war and ineptitude of the commanding officer.
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Private Peaceful is a novel fo ...... ude of the commanding officer.
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Soldat Peaceful est un roman d ...... s éditions Gallimard Jeunesse.
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Frontispiece, first edition: 2003
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United Kingdom
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War novel
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English
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Print hardback, paperback, and script
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Private Peaceful
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534,265,686,765
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Migual Migakl
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Private Peaceful is a novel fo ...... ude of the commanding officer.
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Soldat Peaceful est un roman d ...... s éditions Gallimard Jeunesse.
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