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020			_a9780008638764
037			_cPurchased _nMathrubhumi Books, Kaloor
041			_aEnglish
082			_aCSF _bMOR/LI
100			_aMorpurgo, Michael
245			_aLITTLE MANFRED
250			_a1
260			_aUK _bHarper Collins _c2025
300			_g173
500			_a A heartwarming story split between 1966 and the Second World War where past and present collide, unlocking memories and reuniting old friends, showing that people can become family, despite the conflicts dividing them. ‘Nobody can balance old and new better, or more convincingly’ Observer Charley and Alex’s mum loves Little Manfred, a wooden toy dog from her childhood. But since Dad broke one of his wheels, Mum has been devastated. Her grief is a mystery to Charley and Alex until one day, when they meet two old men on the beach. As past and present collide, the memories of war come flooding. They tell a story of friends who always find a way back to each other – and, despite their differences, become family.
650			_aChildren's Fiction
942			_cLEN
942			_2ddc
999			_c196079 _d196079