by Michael Morpurgo · HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks · tapa dura · ISBN 9780007339594
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«Shadow» is the children's and young adult novel by Michael Morpurgo, published by HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks in hardback (288 pages, in English).
Aman, an Afghan boy, flees war with his dog Shadow and faces an uncertain journey in search of a safe home. The novel portrays the friendship and loyalty between the boy and his dog, with the refugee drama as a backdrop.
The book, first edition, is illustrated by Christian Birmingham and was published on 30 September 2010.
It is a reading intended for children and young people from 9 years old, with an adventure plot starring a boy and his dog.
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.
