Mauvais garçon ! On l'a toujours appelé comme ça. Petit, il faisait les quatre cents coups. En grandissant, il a été placé en maison de redressement où on lui mène à son tour la vie dure. M. Alfie, le vieil homme qui s'occupe des écuries, est le seul à croire en lui, et le charge de prendre soin de Dombey, un cheval maltraité et farouche. Chacun va devoir gagner la confiance de l'autre. 

Prix Bernard Versele

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The stunning new novel of World War One from Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller and multi-million copy bestseller. May, 1915. Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured, thirsty, lost…and with absolutely no memory of who she is, or how she came to be there. She can say only one word: Lucy. Where has she come from? Is she a mermaid, the victim of a German U-boat, or even - as some islanders suggest - a German spy…? Only one thing is for sure: she loves music and moonlight, and it is when she listens to the gramophone that the glimmers of the girl she once was begin to appear. WW1 is raging, suspicion and fear are growing, and Alfie and Lucy are ever more under threat. But as we begin to see the story of Merry, a girl boarding a great ship for a perilous journey across the ocean, another melody enters the great symphony - and the music begins to resolve…A beautiful tour de force of family, love, war and forgiveness, this is a major new novel from the author of PRIVATE PEACEFUL - in which what was once lost may sometimes be found, washed up again on the shore…

Le mystère de Lucy Lost

Les habitants de Bryher résisteront-ils longtemps aux tempêtes qui ravagent leur île ? Ne seront-ils pas obligés de la quitter un jour ? Laura reverra-t-elle son frère jumeau Builly, parti en mer il y a près d'un an ?

Le naufrage du Zanzibar

Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation's favourite storyteller

 Michael Morpurgo's inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma - victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness.

 Robbie, football fan and animal lover, runs after his dog Lucky one day when he chases a cat and is hit by a car. Unconscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware, even though his family and friends don't know this. Inside his head, we hear Robbie's thoughts; on his Mum and sister, why his parents are separated. His friends and family try desperately to reach him - even Zola, his favourite Chelsea footballer, comes to see him. And still Robbie can't 'wake up'. Until one day, against hospital rules, Dad brings Lucky into the hospital. Can Lucky bring Robbie back to life?

Cool!

Amanda vit en Australie, loin du pays de ses ancêtres : la Grèce, et plus précisément la célèbre île d'Ithaque. Une fois ses études terminées et suite à une rencontre extraordinaire, elle part en quête de ses racines et de l'histoire de sa famille. Elle y découvrira la vie de sa grand-tante Elena pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et jusqu'à aujourd'hui : son aïeule était et demeure une héroïne plus incroyable que tout ce qu'Amanda aurait jamais pu imaginer.

Un été à Ithaque - L'odyssée de Nandi

Tales from the nation's favourite storyteller about man's best friend who will do anything to protect their loving owners.

 'Shadow':Aman and his mother live in war-torn Afghanistan. When a Western dog appears at the mouth of their cave, it soon becomes Aman's constant companion, his shadow as he calls her. But life is becoming increasingly dangerous for Aman and his family.

 'Cool!':Michael Morpurgo's inspiring new story of Robbie, a boy in a coma - victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness.

 'Born to Run':When Patrick saves a litter of greyhound puppies from the canal, he can't bear to hand them all over to the RSPCA. He pleads with his parents: couldn't he just keep one of them? Patrick christens his puppy Best Mate, and that's what he becomes. Until one day Best Mate is kidnapped by a greyhound trainer, and begins a new life as a champion race dog. Suzie, the greyhound trainer's step-daughter, loves Best Mate on first sight and gives him a new name, Bright Eyes. But what will happen when he can't run any more?

Favourite Dog Stories: Shadow, Cool! and Born to Run

Longer novels from Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo are always a particular treat, and Private Peaceful is no exception. Tragic, surprising and engaging in equal measures, Morpurgo's novel charts both the childhood of young Thomas Peaceful in the early years of the 20th century, and his eventual underage enlistment in the British army to help fight the First World War. It is, above all, a poignant story of war and about all of its many life-changing effects on those involved--also the brutality of the commanding regimes and the relentless squalor of trench warfare. It's not for the squeamish--Morpurgo tells it like it was and his honest insight is on every page for all to appreciate.  "Tommo" Peaceful is recalling his childhood from those terrible battlefields. He remembers his big brother Charlie taking him to his first day of school, the death of his father, his mum working hard to keep a roof over their heads and food on their table. He remembers his brother Joe, who some called simple, but who to Tommo was very special. He also recalls the only girl in his life, Molly, and how Charlie somehow took her away from him. But as the World turned to War, he had to grow up fast. Together Charlie and Tommo enlist and are sent to France, almost immediately, to what could only be described as pure hell on Earth. Bullets, bombs, death. Shells, noise, dirt. Disease, rats, stench. Charlie and Tommo fight for their lives and to stay together--facing certain death in the face every time they try to advance the British lines.  Morpurgo rattles through his narrative at some speed, gracefully capturing both the horror of war and the ecstasy of life. The ending is shocking and memorable. This is difficult, emotionally draining but highly recommended reading. (Recommended for ages 10 and over.) --John McLay

Soldat Peaceful

« Je commencerai par le commencement,quand j’étais encore un enfant à peine plus vieux que tu ne l’es aujourd’hui. » Arthur Pendragon, suzerain de Bretagne, entreprend de raconter l’histoire de sa vie à un jeune garçon égaré dans le brouillard,sa première visite depuis quatorze siècles… La légende du roi Arthur et des chevaliers de la Table ronde ne manque ni d’action, ni de panache.Amour, aventure,mystère, magie, allégeances et trahisons : ce récit continue d’enchanter toutes les générations.

Le roi Arthur

Londres, 1940. Un jeune garçon et sa mère, qui ont perdu leur maison dans un bombardement, prennent le train pour se réfugier à la campagne. Mais les raids aériens s'intensifient et l'obligent à s'arrêter dans un tunnel. Pour passer le temps, un inconnu entré dans leur compartiment commence à leur raconter l'incroyable histoire de son meilleur ami, Billy.Septembre 1918... Billy et son bataillon livrent leur dernière bataille dans un village du Nord de la France. De nombreux soldats allemands sont faits prisonniers. Soudain, l'un d'eux émerge, hagard, des ruines et Billy ordonne qu'on lui laisse la vie sauve. Qui était ce soldat dont le regard devait le hanter toute sa vie ?L'histoire vraie du soldat qui aurait pu empêcher la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

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