Book Review: Shadow by Michael Morpurgo

Review by : Chloe Louise Lewis, age 8, Witney Community Primary School

I am reviewing my favourite book: Shadow. It's written by Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Christian Birmingham. It’s about a boy called Aman and his mother who escape from Afghanistan and come to England. On their way to England they find a springer spaniel. Aman decides to call her Shadow. She leads them to England. Sadly they got caught by the police and were taken to a detention centre. Aman tells Matt [his best friend] the story of how he and his mother got taken to the detention centre in the first place. Matt and his grandpa and all his other friends and family try to get Aman and his mother out of the detention centre. Unfortunately it started to rain and some of Matt’s family went home. His aunty and uncle aunty Mina and uncle Mir came from London. They travelled all this way and it didn’t work. Matt and his grandpa soon found out that Aman and his mother had left to go to the airport in the early hours of the morning. Then a rainbow came out. Matt felt that he had hope still left in him. The officers behind the gates told Matt, Grandpa and everyone else who was still there to go home that they would never come back again. Then out of nowhere came a black car. To Matt’s surprise Aman and his mother were waving to Matt and his grandpa and all the other friends and family who were there. The car stopped and out stepped a young girl about 9 years old she had shadow on the lead and she helped a tall looking man in an army uniform out of the car. Aman ran over to shadow and flung his arms around her neck.

 

I loved that on every chapter there’s a clear and interesting title that made me want to read on. The book made me feel excited to read the next part to the story. I think that the fun bits were that Shadow lead Aman and his mother to England. It made me feel adventurous and happy. It was easy to read because the words were big and bold and were spaced out so it was clear to see.