I found this book very interesting, as it was set in during World War II, which was a period that I had studied in junior school. Michael Morpurgo manages to describe the surroundings of the place in a lot of depth, which makes you as the reader feel like you're really there, experiencing everything the characters experience; this alone makes this book worth reading! Michael Morpurgo writes it as if it's the little girl in the story's diary; there are dates every few pages. It's an interesting way of writing that's quite different from a normal chapter by chapter book.
'Books For Keeps' commented, 'Put this book at the top of your "must buy" list' and 'Funday Times' said, 'A master storyteller at his best'. These comments remind us that Michael Morpurgo is one of the top children's writers today.
Because the book is written as a diary, there isn't very much scene setting at the beginning of the book, which is something I usually enjoy. Something that did make an impression on me was something a character from the story says, ' A ray of Atlanta sunshine, that's what you are, a ray of Atlanta sunshine.' You would have to read the book, to really find out why I like this, as it's who's saying it that's the reason, but I found it sweet the way it was said.
I think my favourite character in this book, would be lily, who is the little girl who's cat goes missing. She's the main character in the story, and she's my favourite because she seems very curious about a lot of things around her, and the friendship between her and her cat is so sweet! When her cat goes missing, she is very upset, which show her close relationship with him.
I would give this book a star rating, 4/5, because I really enjoyed reading it, but I think it could use a descriptive paragraph or page at the beginning, to set the scene.
