The War of Jenkins’ Ear

by Michael Morpurgo

Toby Jenkins doesn’t like boarding school. He gets called Jinks and thinks he will never fit in. But then he meets a strange boy named Christopher who believes that he is the second coming of Jesus Christ. When the village boy ‘oiks’ start a war with the schoolboy ‘toffs’, Toby is caught in the middle. Can Christopher provide the miracle that Toby needs?

Themes

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  • Faith
  • Bullying
  • Friendship
  • Miracles
  • Betrayal
  • Love
  • Peace
  • Hate
  • Prejudice
  • Revenge