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Private Peaceful

By Michael Morpurgo

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Publish Date: 2003

Children’s book.

This compelling story is told from the perspective of Private Tommo Peaceful, and follows twenty-four hours at the front during the First World War. As he recalls memories of his family and his village, he takes the reader on a deeply moving journey, with a dramatic conclusion.

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