Private Peaceful

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Private Peaceful is a young adult historical novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows two brothers during World War I, exploring themes of family, innocence, and the brutality of war.

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instanceOf novel
adaptation Private Peaceful (film) NERFINISHED
Private Peaceful (stage play) NERFINISHED
author Michael Morpurgo NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
exploresTopic court-martial
execution for cowardice
shell shock
firstPublicationYear 2003
genre children's literature
war novel
young adult literature
hasCharacter Big Joe NERFINISHED
Colonel
Molly NERFINISHED
Sergeant Hanley NERFINISHED
hasFormat audiobook
e-book
print
hasMoralIssue class inequality
justice in wartime
intendedUse educational reading in schools
language English
literaryAwardNomination Carnegie Medal shortlist
mainCharacter Charlie Peaceful NERFINISHED
Thomas Peaceful NERFINISHED
narrativeStructure first-person narrative
non-linear timeline
narrator Thomas Peaceful NERFINISHED
originalPublisher HarperCollins NERFINISHED
publisherImprint HarperCollins Children's Books NERFINISHED
setInPeriod World War I NERFINISHED
setting Western Front NERFINISHED
rural Devon, England
targetAudience older children
young adults
theme brotherhood
brutality of war
family
injustice
innocence
military discipline

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Michael Morpurgo notableWork Private Peaceful