To 2014 λόγω της επετείου των 100 χρόνων από τον πρώτο παγκόσμιο πόλεμο, πολλά βιβλία κυκλοφόρησαν σχετικά με αυτό το θέμα.Ένα από αυτά είναι και το «Μείνε εκεί που είσαι και μετά φύγε» που από τη πρώτη στιγμή μου κίνησε το ενδιαφέρον όχι μόνο λόγω της περίληψης αλλά και του πολύ όμορφου εξωφύλλου. Among my most popular books are The Heart’s Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky and My Brother’s Name is Jessica.

An interesting point was that each chapter was called, as I found out, a line from different songs that were popular at that time.The only things that the story could have done without were the occasional unnecessary descriptions, although I liked the way that the tale - well, the writing – seemed to be growing with Alfie. I am currently reading this book and I have to say I am a very keen reader and this doesn't have me gripped! I am sorry to say this but I will look further into John Boynes books. Alfie Summerfield discovers on his fifth birthday that his father is going off to war, World War I to be exact, and will return when the war is over, before Christmas. That time before Christmas lasts for more than four years. He was told by his mother that the reason why letters didn't come in through the mail was because he was on a secret mission, but to Alfie, all he could translate this to was that he was dead.

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Alfie un chico muy curioso y puro. Le cuesta expresarse pero a la vez sabe el momento exacto en el que debe decir algo o no. A lot more happy things could have happened if they just told each other the truth. His friendship with his best friend was all and good, but there were no development there at all. I liked the little details like the stories that he would listen to while he would shine his customer's shoes. Even having the Prime Minister there and not realizing it was him. Since that unforgettable morning when Georgie left for the station to go and fight, things could never be the same for Alfie and his mum again. Stay Where You Are And Then Leave: shortlisted for Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year; Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany)

I'm fascinated by the effect of war on children, on how they respond to the bravery, cowardice, brutality and unexpected kindnesses that mark conflicts between nations. The Absolutist and Stay Where You Are And Then Leave form two parts of what I hope will one day be a trilogy of novels relating to the Great War; just as my next children's novel – which is currently on a second draft – will complete a trilogy of war stories, after The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas and Stay, featuring young people at their centre. But a trilogy is simply a convenient term to unify the spirit of these novels. There are many more than can be written, trilogies of trilogies, for at the heart of every conflict are a thousand stories that can be told and it is just as important that we write these stories with young readers in mind as adult audiences. After all, in war adults lose their lives but children lose their parents. And what greater fear does a child have than that?Alfie Summerfield es un niño de cinco años que vive en Londres cuando estalla la Primera Guerra Mundial, justo el día de su cumpleaños. Su padre (Georgie) se alista en el ejército y pasarán cuatro años hasta que reciba noticias de él, ya que su madre (Margie) es reacia a dárselas. En ese período de tiempo la situación económica se endurece y Alfie sale a trabajar como limpiabotas en King´s Cross, a escondidas de Margie. Y justo gracias a eso se enterará del verdadero destino del padre.

Despite the heavy themes surrounding World War I this children's book is surprisingly light in tone. Alfie's confusion and hope that his father will return home soon are at war with his growing certainty that his father is dead... until one day in King's Cross Station , while shining the shoes of a military doctor. Alfie discovered the first real clue about what had REALLY happened to Georgie, and this discovery made his heart soar and sent him on a truly wondrous mission of his own to find his father. Pat Barker meets Michelle Magorian . . . Comic as well as poignantly enlightening Independent on Sunday Alfie had to do something to help. He was determined to help his mom by keeping his job from her.I admired his courage and his determination for his secret mission to be achieved, helping his dad. Then the end result where it nearly traumatizes him. Then letters that his mother received, she hid them From Alfie. There were so many secrets. From both sides. And keeping secrets means they're protecting one another, but yikes I wanted to just shake them.John Boyne: 'Only a fool or an incurable optimist would think you can solve the world's problems in 280 characters' ". Irish Independent. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023 . Retrieved 27 August 2021. This incredibly moving book cleverly covers most of the different points of view of people living in England during the tragic events of the First World War. I usually don't really enjoy books about younger children, I prefer ones about teenagers. But Alfie is different: John Boyne has created a realistic, interesting young boy who has plenty of character and a courageous soul. After reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, I was sold on John Boyne as well as the enjoyment of reading young adult novels. This book looks at these, and other issues that affected people thrown into being at war, economically, physically, mentally, and morally, through the eyes of a child, a young boy who stole my heart as I read about his bravery and determination, and his quest to try to set things right. Nine-year-old boys usually turn ten at some point. It's the nineteen-year-olds who have difficulty turning twenty.”

This leads to a startling discovery, and starts Alfie on a secret quest to solve a mystery, and bring about a miracle of sorts. I'm nine," said Alfie for the second time. "Well, you'll be ten soon enough, I imagine. Nine year-old boys usually turn ten at some point. It's the nineteen-year-olds who have difficulty turning twenty." (122) It's a big world, isn't it?' said Georgie. 'Do you think they hate each other on other planets too?”Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father might be, other than that he's away on a special, secret mission. In common with most of the heroes of my books for younger readers, Alfie Summerfield in Stay is honest, good-hearted, optimistic and a passionate reader. And in common with most of the themes of these books he finds himself at the centre of a very adult situation at a time in his life when he should still be enjoying childhood. Le falta un poquito de profundidad a los personajes pero con todos los temas que tocan, a mi parecer, pasa muy desapercibido. a b Flood, Alison (7 January 2020). "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas author defends work from criticism by Auschwitz memorial". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 February 2020. Boyne was born in Dublin, where he still lives. His first short story was published by the Sunday Tribune and in 1993 was shortlisted for a Hennessy Literary Award. [2] [3] His B.A degree is from Trinity College Dublin in English in 1993, [4] [5] and he subsequently obtained an MA degree from the University of East Anglia. In 2015 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of East Anglia. He chaired the jury for the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize. [6]