The Wreck of the Zanzibar
- The Wreck of the Zanzibar
"The Wreck Of The Zanzibar" is a children's fiction novel by Michael Morpurgo. It was first published in Great Britain by William Heinemann Publishers in 1995. The book won the Children's Novel award in 1995.
Plot
The main character in this novel is a girl named Laura Perryman. When everything falls apart and her brother leaves, she has no one to talk to. Her best cow Molly has died and her second best cow Rosie is sick. Her Father is always shouting at her. Laura decides to do something about this. When the tide comes up, she finds a leatherback turtle and calls it "Zanzibar".
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