Morpurgo, Michael

When Michael is swept off his family's yacht, he washes up on a desert island, where he struggles to survive--until he finds he is not alone.

Jo-Jo is a very unhappy donkey who carries melons to the markets of Venice, Italy, every day, until his friendship with the daughter of the Doge leads him to become a hero.

Michael Morpurgo's The Day the World Stopped Turning is a middle-grade novel about an extraordinary boy who sees the world differently.In the unique landscape of the Camargue (France) during World War II, Lorenzo lives among the salt flats and the flamingos. There are lots of things he doesn't understand?but he does know how to heal animals, how to talk to them; the flamingos especially. He loves routine, and music too: and every week he goes to market with his mother. It?s there he meets Kezia, a Roma girl, who helps her parents run their carousel?and who shows him how to ride the wooden horse as the music plays. But then the German soldiers come, with their guns. Everything is threatened, everything is falling apart: the carousel, Kezia and her family, even Lorenzo?s beloved flamingos. Yet there are kind people even among soldiers, and there is always hope. ..

When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.

Mairi has trouble learning to swim until she meets a tiny mermaid who needs her help.

"A plucky robin sets out on an epic journey guided only by his longing to return home in time for Christmas.

Joey the horse recalls his experiences growing up on an English farm, his struggle for survival as a cavalry horse during World War I, and his reunion with his beloved master.

"In his own words, Pinocchio tells about his great adventures, including joining the Greatest Puppet Show in the world, and falling under the spell of the blue-haired Good Fairy"--OCLC.