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Private Peaceful

by Michael Morpurgo

Ages 12–13 Reading age 11 Novel Set in the past movingthoughtful

Counting down the hours of a single night, Tommo remembers his childhood, his brother, and how the two of them came to be in the trenches.

A story about children and families, moving and thoughtful in tone. We would put it with children of 12–13, and at a reading age of about 11 for reading alone.

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