Conker (Reading Ladder Level 3)
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A beautifully crafted chapter book by Michael Morpurgo. When Stevie Rooster is mean about Nick's old dog dying, Nick throws Stevie's best conker into the pond. But Grandma says there's a better way to get back at Stevie--become Conker King of Jubilee Park. Nick must use some conkers from the tree in the old scrap yard. And in that scrap yard is a skinny, starving dog who looks just like Nick's old pet. Can Nick rescue the animal and become conker champion? A moving story about grief, redemption, and the love of a family pet.
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Friendship
Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation
About this Author
Michael Morpurgo is one of the most successful children's authors in the country, loved by children, teachers and parents alike. He has written more than forty books for children, including the global hit War Horse, which was made into a Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg in 2011.
He has won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Award, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children's Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times.He received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.
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