My Friend Walter [Paperback]

Michael Morpurgo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2001

Bess Throckmorton meets an old man at a family reunion who tells her that Sir Walter Raleigh is one of her ancestors. Curious to see where he was imprisoned, she visits the Bloody Tower and finds that the old man was none other than Sir Walter himself! The mischievous old ghost sets about restoring the family's fortune, while all the time Bess has to try to keep the presence of a ghost in the house a secret. Sir Walter comes up with his own scheme to steal the orb from the Crown Jewels to help raise money for the farm. But the orb goes missing from hiding place and the family find they have to move out of the farm. At the last minute. Walter finds a brilliant way they can 'find' the orb and the family can finally move into the Sir Walter's old lands and to another farm they will love.

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About the Author

Michael Morpurgo: The Master Storyteller. Former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo needs no introduction. One of the most successful children's authors in the country, and loved by children, teachers and parents alike. 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. 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 by for Alibi.) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Egmont Books (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749746718
• ISBN-13: 978-0749746711
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,894,357 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Friend Walter: A Review!, September 3, 2004

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kirsten russell "helen" (glasgow) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Friend Walter (Paperback)

Michael Morpurgo is a an author from Devon, Iddesleigh. He has wrote over 90 books, 60 of them being award winning! He wrote War Horse, Out of the Ashes, The War of Jenkins' Ear, A Twist of Gold, Arthur High King of Britain and When the Whales Came to name a selct few. But I'll be writing about Morpurgo's book, My Friend Walter, which I read recently.

Overall I think My Friend Walter is a great novel. There are so many surprises along the way from the first page to the very end of this exciting adventure! I'd recommend it to anyone, young and old alike! Not only is the book full of fun, laughter and mischief, but Morpurgo also teachs you the importance of friendship along the way.

To cut a long story short, here is a brief idea of the storyline. A girl called Bess goes to a party, where she meets an old man. This old man isn't any old man, but the ghost of Sir Walter Raleigh. He gets Bess to free him from the Bloody Tower and convices her to take him home to the farm she lives on. On the farm Bess and Walter get up to all sorts of mischief and all is well. Until disaster strikes! Bess and her family have to sell up and leave the farm. But Walter has a trick up his sleeve! To discover if he saves the day I'll leave it up to you to read Morpurgo's book!