A real eye-opening story! This story really teaches children about events that happen in the world every day. Some of the story was based on true events. E.g. the asylum centre is in Bedfordshire. This is about a boy who is an asylum seeker who is is at an asylum centre waiting to be deported back to his home country. He really doesn't want to go after settling into England - he has lived there for six years now with his mother. His friend is desperate to stop him being deported with the help of...

One of the most hard-hitting middle grade biographical fiction I have ever read!Morpurgo's books are so well written with such realistic characters and storyline that it's difficult to ignore them. Once you start reading one of his books, you won't be able to stop. At least for me, it's always like that! I discovered his books at a bookfair held at the beginning of this year. Before that I was unaware of his work. And whoa, am I lucky or what?! This book didn't disappoint me! It's well-written w...

The good thing about Michael Morpurgo books is they do not delve into politics, but focus on the human cost and the lives of ordinary people effected by events outside their control.Imagine your are living in a good country your family can make a living and you have freedom, education,the country has history of ancient civilisation. Then one day you are invaded by a foreign power (Russia ) the fighting starts and goes on for years and you gradually lose everything , then the Russians leave and

Shadow switches between three viewpoints as Matt and his Grandfather seek to help Matt's friend Aman. Aman and his mother escaped from Afganistan and have been living in England for six years. However, they have been put in Yarl's Wood, a holding area while people wait to be shipped back to their countries. The main part of the story consists of Aman telling the story of their escape to Matt's grandfather when he visits Aman at Yarl's Wood. A key part of the story is Shadow, a spaniel that Aman

Another great Michael Morpurgo book. This is about a little boy and his mum who flee Afghanistan with a dog. Quite an emotional read but with a great message. ❤

I own this book. This book tells the story of an Afghanistani asylum seeker and his mother who have been placed back into the system to be deported back to Afghanistan from England and how his best friend from school misses him dearly. Matt, the friend, tells his former journalist grandfather who goes to visit Aman and his mother in a detention centre and becomes engaged in their story. This is a good book, harrowing, sad and it doesn't soften the blow of experiences of asylum seekers coming f

Izzie and I were blown away by this book, another absolutely gripping story from Michael Morpurgo, this time set in Afghanistan and England. Told by three different voices, Grandpa, Matt and Aman, 'Shadow' tells of how Aman and his mother, helped by the stray dog they call Shadow, escape from Afghanistan and the Taliban to move to England and a better, safer, life with Uncle Mir and Aunt Mina.Morpurgo yomps the reader across the terrors of Afghanistan under the Taliban, and introduces us to the

ShadowMichael espesully WARNING SPOILER ALERT This book review is based on a book named Shadow.This book takes place in Afghanistan durning the war with the Taliban.The main character is a dog named Shadow.This dog is a very brave dog.She was an army dog and save the life of Aman ,a young boy that lived with is mother.Aman lost most of his family durning the war.The goal was to get to England to live with is Uncle Mir.I loved this book because it was touching and i realized that many people don'...

I was recommended this book for my February reading challenge (book set in Afghanistan) and I'm so thankful to that person for bringing it to my attention. What a heartbreaking, yet touching story of one boy and his mother's treacherous journey from Afghanistan to England, seeking a safer life. Told from three different perspectives, we follow Aman's story about how a brave and loyal dog took refuge in Aman's cave (his home in Afghanistan) and formed an instant friendship with the boy. When Afgh...

Did both me and kiddo cry when reading this book? Yes. Yes we did. This was incredible. How refugees are treated in the UK (not well). The war in Afghanistan. How it is to flee and get… “help”... from smugglers. It’s very dramatic, quite horrific at times. But there’s hope just the way a child can have, and there’s a dog that helps said child to keep said hope. And it is absolutly brilliant. I don’t know how else to describe it. Both me and kiddo bawled our eyes out at the end, which made it qui...

Amazing!

Shadow is a book about friendship that spans the UK and Afghanistan. Matt visits his grandfather and tells him about his best friend Aman who along with his mother has been taken to Yarl’s Wood. Aman has lived in the UK for 6 years as an asylum seeker, but according to the Government their time has run out and he has to return to Afghanistan. As Matt is not allowed to visit Aman he persuades his Grandfather, a former journalist to go to Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Aman tells of his incredible

Aman and his mother have been living in England for six years when they are told they have not gained political asylum and must return to Afghanistan. They are placed in the Yarl's Wood detention center. Matt, a good friend of Aman's, enlists the help of his grandfather to try to help the family. When the grandfather visits to try to find out the story, Aman tells him about the death of his father, how the family was living with an elderly grandmother in a cave, and how an uncle in England was a...

I am a huge fan of Morpurgo's book but sometimes find him a bit 'samey'. This knocked my socks off. A stunning story and very relevant to today. I would love to read this to a class of children. The discussions it would raise on asylum seekers, war torn countries, the empathy it could bring out.I also cried buckets!

This is one of my favourite Michael Morpurgo books! It incorporates some lovely images making it visual. This book makes you feel a variety of emotions from happiness to sadness and is a touching story of a child and his mother who live in Afghanistan. A English springer spaniel becomes his friend and companion. I think this book is suitable for 8-9 year olds.

War, human beings, animals and the relationship remain central to the stories of Michael Morpurgo. Only difference this time modern time war struck Afghanistan. Captivating story with the narrative style made me stick to the book till the last page.

This book is by the same author who wrote War Horse, and while that might be a plus for some it was off putting for me. Although I haven't read War Horse, I was in the minority that didn't like the movie. I actually bought this book months ago, so I took my time to read it!Basically this is the story of Aman, a refugee from Afghanistan. He has lived in England for almost six years since escaping his war torn country, but wakes up one day to find that his asylum has been denied and his mother wil...

Shadow is definitely one of my favourite books. I love Michael Morpurgo’s books as many of them are about animals. This book in particular is about the relationship between a boy and a dog. A relationship which could easily make anyone emotional. There’s not much to say about this book without spoiling it. It’s a young adult novel (10-15) and is based around the true story of Aman, a young boy, in the Afghan war. Shadow is the name of the real sniffer dog who helped Aman and his journey to seek

I read this to my 7yo and he loved it. So did I.

Beautiful story. Read it like 4 times, it's just so emotional and touching and so very realistic. Definitely recommend this book for people who love a good emotional story, and especially if you like dogs.Review edit I rate this book 9/10. As I just said it's such a beautiful story. The only flaw is the writing style is a little simple and I'm kind of only interested in the past not the present aspect, but luckily it is mostly the back story of Aman so this was a beautiful book. I cried the firs...