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Billy the Kid

By (author) Michael Morpurgo, Illustrated by Michael Foreman

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Discover the beautiful stories Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nationâ€™s favourite storyteller. Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke outâ€¦ Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80 year old man, who looks back on his life as Chelseaâ€™s champion striker until the outbreak of war in 1939 and on through his subsequent life. Billy joins Chelsea as a football apprentice, rises through the reserves to become a real champion. His passion for football sees him through the war years â€“ even as a prisoner of war he organises a friendly against the Italians â€“ but, having been injured by a mine he cannot play for Chelsea on his return to England. Billy turns to vagrancy and alcohol and for years he wanders up and down the country. He re-settles in London in a derelict house and is befriended by a family who move him to a shed in their garden. He, in turn, helps their son with his football who in his turn becomes a Chelsea player. Billy becomes a Chelsea Pensioner and his 80th birthday is celebrated when Chelsea play at home. A novel for both children and adults which deals with some difficult issues. Michael Morpurgoâ€™s storytelling is superb and this will be a welcome follow up to the previous Morpurgo/Foreman collaboration â€“ Farm Boy.

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