{"product_id":"an-eagle-in-the-snow-michael-morpurgo-9781250105141","title":"An Eagle in the Snow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnemies meet. A life is spared. But is mercy always moral?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary middle-grade novel about a the young man who met a young Adolf Hitler and could have stopped WWII, from the author of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngland, 1940. Barney's home has been destroyed by bombing, and he and his mother are traveling to the countryside with all their worldy belongings in one suitcase. When German planes attack, their train is forced to take shelter in a tunnel and there, in the darkness, a fellow passenger--a stranger--begins to tell them a story about two young soldiers who came face to face in the previous war. One British, one German. Both lived, but the British soldier was haunted by the encounter once he realized whose life he had spared: the young Adolf Hitler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe British soldier made a moral decision. Was it the right one? Readers can ponder that difficult question for themselves with Michael Morpurgo's latest middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eAn Eagle in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAn Eagle in the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"What if a British soldier had a chance to shoot Hitler on a WWI battlefield but opted to let him go instead? . . . The stranger's \u003cb\u003edescriptions of Billy's compassion and emotional turmoil are gripping in their own right\u003c\/b\u003e, but Morpurgo will catch some readers off guard with supernaturally tinged twists he drops in the final chapters and epilogue. Originally published in the U.K. in 2015, this is an \u003cb\u003eintricately crafted contemplation of the wrenching consequences of good intentions gone awry\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"World War II has ravaged England, including the homes on Mulberry Road. Ten-year-old Barney and his mother are headed out to the country to Aunty Mavis's home with all they have left in the world inside their luggage. A stranger boards the train and takes the seat across from them. After some small talk, the train begins to trudge forward, and they settle in for the ride. Suddenly, a German fighter plane surges from the sky and attacks the train. With the rat-a-tat of bullets pelting the train, the conductor races down the track toward a tunnel. As he slams on the brakes, everyone is plunged into total darkness. ... To pass the time, the stranger tells the story of two young soldiers from the previous war. The British soldier was the most decorated private of the First World War. The German soldier just might have been Hitler himself. This work of historical fiction, divided into four parts, \u003cb\u003ewill leave middle grade readers on the edge of their seats\u003c\/b\u003e as they try to determine who the stranger is and how this random encounter during World War I could have altered history. \u003cb\u003eAnother gripping historical novel from the author of \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Morpurgo's gentle WWII tale is loosely based on a real British soldier who may or may not have spared Adolf Hitler's life during WWI. ...The casual tone of the story the stranger tells is in compellingly sharp contrast to \u003cb\u003ethe powerful questions it raises about duty and honor\u003c\/b\u003e. A couple of light twists at the end are not entirely unexpected. Morpurgo concludes the book with information about Henry Tandey, the real Billy Byron.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eListen to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A poignant and life-affirming story from a master.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Morpurgo offers powerful descriptions of shipwreck, mass drowning, and devastation, as well as healing and growth.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Superbly written. . . . This is one of Morpurgo's best works to date; a first purchase for middle grade and teen collections.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Morpurgo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250105145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250105141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e188311 \/ Eagle in the Snow\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Morpurgo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043073978623,"sku":"9781250105141","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da428b03-c269-4e01-9c53-73ff5baffa18.jpg?v=1684965100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-eagle-in-the-snow-michael-morpurgo-9781250105141","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}