The Wreck of the Zanzibar

by Michael Morpurgo

Michael learns of his great aunt’s childhood and how the wreck of the Zanzibar saves Bryher, through a diary she leaves for him. Living on the Scilly Isles, where a storm can threaten life itself, is tough for Laura and her twin Billy, and even tougher for Laura when he leaves home.

Themes

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  • Death
  • Farming
  • Difficult Relationships
  • Poverty
  • Starvation
  • Shipwrecks