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Author: Michael Morpurgo RRP: £5.99 Publisher: Egmont Books
Synopsis
Michael’s parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm, Michael finds himself on the shore of a remote island – and soon discovers he’s not alone. Kensuke, a former Japanese soldier, survived the war and the bombing of Hiroshima, but his family perished. As an extraordinary bond forms between the two, Kensuke faces a heart-breaking choice: can he give up the secluded life he’s built for himself to help reunite Michael with his parents? Knowing the pain of losing his own family, Kensuke knows which way he has to decide…
Kensuke’s kingdom is brilliant because Michael and his family go all around the world in a sailing boat called Peggy Sue and Michael disappears overboard in the waves. The story then describes him having an adventure on a remote island. It is an exciting book that I would recommend to all children.