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Short Reads / Owen and the Soldier

Owen and the Soldier

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A touching story of loss and remembrance from Lisa Thompson, the award-winning author of The Goldfish Boy and The Light Jar.

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ISBN: 9781781128657 Author: Thompson, Lisa Publisher: Barrington Stoke Publication Date: 3rd June 2019 Imprint: Barrington Stoke Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 87 Language: English Edition: Paperback original Readership: Children - juvenile / Code: J Category: Short Reads Subjects: Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: death & bereavement, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Self-awareness & self-esteem

A touching story of loss and remembrance from Lisa Thompson, the award-winning author of The Goldfish Boy and The Light Jar.

Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award 2020

A crumbling stone soldier sits on a bench in the park. Only Owen understands how important he is.

At home, Owen and his mum are struggling and there’s nobody he can talk to. Hidden away in the park, Owen feels free to be himself. When the war-weary soldier is listening, his worries slip away.

But nobody else cares about the soldier, and the town council want to tear him down. Owen’s the only one who can save him but can he find the courage to speak up before it’s too late?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

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