Stay Where You Are and Then Leave -- John Boyne

<p><b>The next work of historical fiction from the author of <i>The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, </i>John Boyne's<i> Stay Where You Are and Then Leave </i>is a touching look at the effects war has on a family.</b> <p/>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. <p/>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. <p/>This title has Common Core connections.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> John Boyne<br><b>Publisher:</b> Square Fish<br><b>Published:</b> 06/02/2015<br><b>Pages:</b> 256<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.70h x 5.20w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781250062864<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.3<br><b>Point Value:</b> 9<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>165204 / Stay Where You Are & Then Leave<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p><b>John Boyne</b> was born in Ireland in 1971 and is the author o