My Friend Walter - Softcover

Morpurgo, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749746718 ISBN 13: 9780749746711

Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books, 2001

Synopsis

Bess Throckmorton meets an old man at a family reunion who tells her that Sir Walter Raleigh is one of her ancestors. Curious to see where he was imprisoned, she visits the Bloody Tower and finds that the old man was none other than Sir Walter himself! The mischievous old ghost sets about restoring the family's fortune, while all the time Bess has to try to keep the presence of a ghost in the house a secret. Sir Walter comes up with his own scheme to steal the orb from the Crown Jewels to help raise money for the farm. But the orb goes missing from hiding place and the family find they have to move out of the farm. At the last minute. Walter finds a brilliant way they can 'find' the orb and the family can finally move into the Sir Walter's old lands and to another farm they will love.

About this title

About the 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 received an OBE in December 2006 for his services to literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Egmont Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0749746718
• ISBN 13: 9780749746711
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160