The best-selling author of War Horse tells a deeply moving story which recreates the terribly legacies of both the First and the Second World Wars in the deeply moving story about how a young boy discovers the truth about his family. Growing up just after World War Two, Michael lives alone with his mother. Together they visit two elderly women who looked after his father as a boy. What is the real story of his father? The truth is a story full of courage which Michael will hold close to himself for ever.
In addition to our Lovereading expert opinion for A Medal For Leroy a small number of children were lucky enough to be invited to review this title. Here's a taster....'I knew I was in for a treat when this book came to me, and I definitely wasn't disappointed. A true tear jerker this book. Absolutely loved it and couldn't have asked for anything better from Michael.'
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The moving and inspiring story of a family’s struggle with racism and war, and about the importance of finding out who you are ‘A simple story, beautifully told’ Sunday Express Michael never knew his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war. And his French mother, heartbroken and passionate, doesn’t like to talk about her husband. But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history. A story of love and loss. A story that will change everything – and reveal to Michael who he really is . . .