KENSUKE`S KINGDOM

`I heard the wind above me in the sails. I remember thinking, this is silly, you haven’t got your safety harness on, you haven’t got your lifejacket on. You shouldn’t be doing this … I was in the cold of the sea before I could even open my mouth to scream.’

Washed up on an island in the Pacific, Michael struggles to survive on his own. With no food and no water, he curls up and closes his eyes ready for the end. When he wakes, there is a plate beside him of fish, of fruit, and a bowl of fresh water. He is not alone …

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About the author:
Sir Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain's best-loved children's book writers. He has written more than one hundred books for children and won the Whitbread Award, the Smarties Prize, the Circle of Gold Award, the Children’s Book Award and has been short-listed for the Carnegie Medal four times. He is also the author of War Horse, which has been made into a Tony Award-winning Broadway play and a Golden Globe-nominated film.