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Stay Where You Are And Then Leave Spiral-Bound | 2015-06-02

John Boyne Oliver Jeffers (Illustrated by)

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From the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas comes a touching look at the effects war has on a family during WWI.

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 his father is in a hospital close by--a hospital treating soldiers with shell shock. Alfie isn't sure what shell shock is, but he is determined to rescue his father from this strange, unnerving place. . . .

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1250062861
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 7.7 inches
"Daring adventure . . . Boyne gracefully renders the opposing strong feelings the war." --Publishers Weekly

"A vivid, accessible tale of the staggering price war exacts from those who had no voice in waging it." --Kirkus Reviews

"Middle school boys will like Alfie's independence, and historical fiction readers will like the political backdrop of the story." --VOYA

"Excellent and approachable introduction to the traumas of war. All the characters are well developed and multilayered. Their thoughts and actions are authentic to the time and Alfie is no exception. . . This is not simply a book about the horrors of shellshock but also a comprehensive depiction of many different aspects of life during the World War I." --School Library Journal

John Boyne was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author of seven novels. Boyne's celebrated The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was winner of the Irish Book Award Children's Book of the Year, as well as numerous other awards and commendations. It was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the International IMPAC Literary Award and was made into a Miramax feature film. His novels are published in over forty languages. He lives in Dublin, Ireland. johnboyne.com