Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best-loved writers for children. He has written over 100 books and won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Whitbread Award. His recent bestselling novels include ‘Shadow', ‘A Medal for Leroy' and ‘Little Manfred'.His novel ‘War Horse' has been successfully adapted as a West End and Broadway theatre play and a major film by Steven Spielberg. A former Children's Laureate, Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.
<p><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);">Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound’s journey through life – and from owner to owner…</span><br style="outline: 0px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);">“The sack wasn't just drifting gently along like everything else, it was turning of its own accord. There was definitely something inside it, struggling against the side of the plastic bag, kicking at it, squeaking and squealing in terror. He had no idea what it might be, only that it was alive and in danger of drowning.”</span><br style="outline: 0px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><br style="outline: 0px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);">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? But nothing will convince them and Patrick cries himself to sleep – only to be woken by a greyhound puppy licking his face!</span><br style="outline: 0px; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"></p>
