SuitabookFrom Hereabout Hill
Michael Morpurgo
- Reading
- Consider reading one story at a time, pausing between them to reflect on each situation. For the civil-war and sea stories, check in afterwards rather than predicting how strongly they will affect the reader.
- Themes
- Responding to danger: A young girl hides from enemy soldiers during a civil war. The situation clearly involves danger, but the story’s moral emphasis, resolution and treatment of courage or survival are unknown.
- Absence and imagined family history: Two brothers create a mental picture of their absent father over the years. The story focuses on an absent parent and the brothers’ developing mental picture, but its judgement and emotional resolution are unclear.
- Loss at sea: A little girl is swept out to sea while collecting cowrie shells. The premise presents sudden physical danger and possible loss, but the narrative viewpoint, outcome and emotional treatment remain unknown.
- Worth knowing
- Pay particular attention to the stories involving enemy soldiers, a child swept out to sea, civil war and an absent father. These premises may prompt questions about fear, safety, possible loss, separation and absence.