Twist of Gold

Sean and Annie have one chance to escape the potato famine and plague in Ireland. They survive a shipwreck and land safely in America searching for their father. But their new land is one of hardship and they live in poverty on the streets of Boston. However | their adventure is just beginning.An unforgettable tale of struggle | adventure and hope from War Horse author and former Children's Laureate | Michael Morpurgo. ‘There’s a plague | a fever | call it what you will | sweeping this country | and it’s coming closer all the time.’ Sean and Annie have one chance to escape the potato famine in Ireland | but they must leave their dying mother behind. They travel in search or their father | across rough seas | to a new land of hardship: America. It’s a long and dangerous trip | but their family’s survival depends on it. And the journey there is only the beginning …Michael Morpurgo's book 'There Once is a Queen' was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 06-06-2022.