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Morpurgo, Michael,

An eagle in the snow / Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Michael Foreman. - London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2015. - 264 pages; illustrations; 21 cm.

A train is under attacks from German fighters. In the darkness, sheltering in a railway tunnel, the stranger in the carriage with Barney and his mother tells them a story to pass the time. The story of a young man, a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who, on the spur of the moment, had done what he thought was the right thing. It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made - a mistake he must put right before it is too late. First person recount.

Primary, intermediate National Library of New Zealand.

ISBN: 9780008134150 (Hardback) 9780008134167 (paperback) 0008134162 (paperback) 9780007950966

Subjects--Personal Names:
Tandey, Henry, 1891-1977 --Fiction.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns --France --Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, British --Fiction.
Soldiers--Great Britain--Fiction.
Mothers and sons--Fiction.
Railroad travel--Fiction.
Reminiscing in old age--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.92