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Michael Morpurgo
Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storytellerMichael Morpurgo’s inspiring story of Robbie, a boy in a coma – victim of a car accident. Locked inside his own head, able to hear but not move or speak, Robbie tries to keep himself from slipping ever deeper into unconsciousness.Robbie, football fan and animal lover, runs after his dog Lucky one day when he chases a cat and is hit by a car. Unconscious, Robbie lies in hospital, unable to speak, move or eat. But he can hear; he is aware, even though his family and friends don’t know this. Inside his head, we hear Robbie’s thoughts; on his Mum and sister, why his parents are separated. His friends and family try desperately to reach him – even Zola, his favourite Chelsea footballer, comes to see him. And still Robbie can’t ‘wake up’. Until one day, against hospital rules, Dad brings Lucky into the hospital. Can Lucky bring Robbie back to life?
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Michael Morpurgo
Illustrated by
MICHAEL FOREMAN
To the Foreman family
Table of Contents
Cover Page (#u500642f9-c994-5b5f-94a9-21780b9900c6)
Title Page (#u884032f2-5b30-584c-bfd3-d99b3b807e44)
Dedication (#u7de72af0-866a-5257-af01-831adc2d02e2)
BOY IN CAR ACCIDENT COMA (#u838dfd3f-daf7-505e-b849-50334a31e121)
1 (#udfccd7e0-4e8a-5cff-b8a6-2e5b6857dfb8)
PRAYERS AT SCHOOL FOR COMA BOY (#u2f51a012-91de-5dda-bf2a-27c5f1e09b9a)
2 (#u6ae8a13a-c94f-52aa-b772-518779b5967a)
COMA BOY NO BETTER (#u71e7d97b-8eff-5e33-a24c-8c5ef24c6eb5)
3 (#u2ff9e4ff-5969-510a-95e1-b2a39ff22305)
ROBBIE STILL FIGHTING FOR LIFE (#ud885c760-90e3-5620-9014-e4a9f42a981c)
4 (#u9fa6092f-bb96-534d-9b88-0eb11057b7ab)
ZOLA IN MERCY DASH TO SAVE ROBBIE (#ub9642432-8f31-53d1-b9d6-41837b98b375)
5 (#udebc98c4-5064-556a-9d09-deee7f5fa83b)
FEARS FOR COMA BOY (#u271e4328-2c03-5ecc-92c0-4711904f9731)
6 (#u3f2d833b-9c25-5e00-89e7-557440efb0b3)
MIRACLE BOY ROBBIE’S GREAT DAY (#ue54777a2-e540-50f1-baf6-af867a4283a4)
Also by Michael Morpurgo (#ua07d113f-e197-51ce-913e-d560c4e48953)
Copyright (#u265b2076-0e54-5387-9d84-cd5daf02fb2a)
About the Publisher (#uf20cc966-bfc3-5287-a4e0-c8a9c47274b0)
BOY IN CAR ACCIDENT COMA (#ulink_f1624a0d-0286-5691-bb85-405758d04bcd)
Robbie Ainsley, 10, of Tiverton was in a coma tonight in Wonford Hospital, Exeter, after being knocked down by a car outside his house. Doctors at the hospital say his condition is serious but stable. The driver, a man in his forties, is helping police with their enquiries.
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