Owen and the Soldier
Lisa Thompson, Mike Lowery
Subjects
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
- Friends & Family - tears and laughter, and happy ever after
Average rating
A touching story of loss and remembrance from Lisa Thompson, the award-winning author of The Goldfish Boy and The Light Jar.
Shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Award 2020 A crumbling stone soldier sits on a bench in the park. Only Owen understands how important he is. At home, Owen and his mum are struggling and there’s nobody he can talk to. Hidden away in the park, Owen feels free to be himself. When the war-weary soldier is listening, his worries slip away. But nobody else cares about the soldier, and the town council want to tear him down. Owen’s the only one who can save him but can he find the courage to speak up before it’s too late? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.Reviews
I would recommend this book to someone else Owen and his mum are struggling with life.owen finds a stone soldier in the park who Owen talks to about his worries which helps him .
Marshal Pixie Ketchup 07.09.2024
A really good story and I really liked it. Not the kind of book I would normally read but my brother said it would be good and he was right. It’s so sad what happened to everyone who lost lives fighting for our country. It’s a good book for children.
Corporal Natty Pawprint 11.08.2024
Star Reviewer
Not that adventurous, it was a bit boring for me.
Lady Fenella Lavalamp 29.08.2022
A touching story which inspires you to be courageous and never give up because in the story Owen tries hard to save the stone soldier.
Sir Mandrake Partridge 27.08.2022
I wasn’t sure what would happen, and was glad when it was a nice ending
Prince Pablo Waxwork 13.08.2022
Nice story
Principal Pixie Paperclip 11.08.2022
I liked Owen because he was shy but then became brave.
Queen Aspidistra Endeavour 08.08.2022
I loved it. It had a great message to it. My favourite character was Katy.I would recommend it to someone else
Anonymous 05.08.2022
I would recommend this to anyone who is felling down as it’s a very beautiful story
Anonymous 30.07.2022
I like the front cover it’s colourful. Mr Jenkins is my favourite character.
Coach Blueberry Nuggets 02.07.2022
It was a really short book I felt sorry sorry sorry for the boy because after school he would walk to the soldier and talk to him and the were going to replace it but he protested to keep the soldier.So I would recommend the book maybe it could inspire you.
Anonymous 31.01.2022
I found this book amazing and at the end Owen standed up for the stone soldier which was the thing I liked about him. My opinion is that it was an amazing book .
Anonymous 10.08.2021
Owen panicked about reading out loud but he did it to save the soldier, he did so well with his poem.
Sir Chip Mildew 04.08.2021
I like how descriptive it is and i like Owen's poem. I also like the book because it makes you want to keep reading. I recommend it for 5 to 10 year old's.
Coach Flopsy Desperado 18.07.2021
It was very good. This book was about a boy who went to see a soldier in a war memorial garden. When Owen finds out that the soldier is to be removed he gets everything he can to stop the council from removing him. But will his hopes work?
Mademoiselle Honeycomb Turkey 03.12.2020
No. Poor read.
General Mars Hoverboard 07.09.2020
I enjoyed reading this book because it makes you think about an important event like the World War and makes you appreciate the sacrifice. My favourite character was Owen because he overcomes his worries. I would recommend this book because it encourages you to be brave.
Inspector Neptune Hungry-Hippo 01.09.2020
I really liked this book. My favourite character was the soldier because he must have been very brave. I recommend this book because it makes you think about remembering all the people in the World War.
Sir Ice-T Jellybaby 01.09.2020
I really liked this book. It was a mixture of emotions sometimes sad and other times joyful. My favourite character was Owen because he was interested in History and his dads experience in the World War. I would recommend this book as it’s a mixture of fact and fiction.
Commander Ice-T Waterfall 01.09.2020
This book is quite interesting because they trying to save a statue from the WW1 because the local council are going to take it away and they do not see why that statue is important but Owen really finds that statue helpful because he talkes to him and tells him his worries so I recommend this book.
Lady Blueberry Waltzer 25.08.2020
