Stay Where You Are & Then Leave

by John Boyne

Book Overview

The day the First World War broke out, Alfie Summerfield's father promised he wouldn't go away to fight--but he broke that promise the following day. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. Then, while shining shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name on a sheaf of papers belonging to a military doctor. Bewildered and confused, Alfie realizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627790314
• ISBN13: 9781627790314
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7