Private Peaceful comes from the pen of accaimed children's author, Michael Morpurgo, who offers us this wonderful, heartfelt tale of two brothers growing up in a harsh, rural environment in southern England. They both enlist to fight in the Great War (WW1) and themes of family, loyalty, courage, sibling rivalry, friendship and humanity are explored.
Verdict: Suitable for study at Junior Level but the book does contain a few curse words scattered throughout.
Thoughtful and moving. Informative about the harsh treatment of soldiiers and their conditions in WW1 but I was disappointed to see (implied) promiscuity and some bad language in a Michael Morpurgo book aimed at pre-teen/young teen age group.
Sheila F,.Co.Tipperary