When the Sky Falls, or, A Is for Adonis
Phil Earle

Paperback original

Paperback (03 Jun 2021)


Publishers Synopsis

Winner of the British Book Award for Childrens Fiction Book of the Year Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Childrens Fiction Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal The Times Childrens Book of the Year A magnificent story … It deserves every prize going Philip Pullman An extraordinary story with historical and family truth at its heart, that tells us as much about the present as the past. Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement Michael Morpurgo 1941. War is raging. And one angry boy has been sent to the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, Joseph will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, bonds deepen and secrets are revealed, but if the bombers set Adonis rampaging free, will either of them be able to end the life of the one thing they truly love? Inspired by a true story.


Book information

ISBN: 9781783449651
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Imprint: Andersen Press
Pub date: 03 Jun 2021
Edition: Paperback original
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 11767
Number of pages: 309
Weight: 258g
Height: 129mm
Width: 196mm
Spine width: 28mm