by Michael Morpurgo · EDICIONES SM · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788434878341
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«Esperando a Anya» is the historical young-adult novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by Ediciones SM in paperback (178 pages, in Spanish).
During the Second World War, in a village in southern France under German occupation, young shepherd Jo meets Benjamin, a man hidden on a farm. Their friendship leads Jo to take part in a clandestine mission to help Jewish children escape to Spain. A story of friendship, courage and solidarity in the face of the Holocaust.
Volume 7 of the El navegante collection. Translation by José María Calvo Moreno; original English title: Waiting for Anya. Recommended reading age: 11-14 years.
Aimed at a children's and young-adult audience, it brings the historical memory of the Holocaust closer through a story of friendship and adventure.
Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or the trenches of the First World War. Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005, and is President of BookTrust, a children's reading charity.
