Escape from Shangri-La

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Cessie is determined to help her grandfather Popsicle remember his past, but he can only remember in glimpses: a tin of condensed milk, a woman named Lucie Alice and a devastating night at Dunkirk in World War II... For more information about the work of Farms for City Children, please visit www.farmsforcitychildren.org

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In November 2016 Michael Morpurgo won the J M Barrie Award for his contribution to children’s literature.This award is given every year by Action for Children’s Arts to a “children’s arts practitioner” whose lifetime’s work has delighted children and will stand the test of time. Expat Living Readers' Choice Awards 2023 - Best Family-Friendly Restaurant, Finalist — The Line Restaurant The Business Centre at Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, offers many business amenities for the discerning executive traveller. Everything was normal until a stranger turned up on the doorstep and said he was Cessie’s grandfather. He’s great, until he starts forgetting things and has to go to a nursing home. Cessie misses him a lot, but she still doesn’t understand the mystery of something he kept on saying: “Don’t let me go to Shangri-La, Cessie .”Singapore Tourism Awards 2022 - Best Customer Service Excellence Award, Hotel Category — Rajkumar Rajagopal, Chef Concierge This plot summary may be a hook or written as if for a listings magazine. Please help improve it by ensuring it covers the whole story, however briefly, and in an encyclopedic style. ( September 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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Always wonder if I can use books by this author with my EFL students as Private Peaceful was such a big hit. This one, about a long lost grandfather/father might be an option, but I'm not sure how interested the kids would be. Find your moment of Shangri-La and escape from the city to the clouds with a wellness staycation for Two. Enjoy a one-hour massage treatment each from our wellness floor or within the comfort of your room. Take a dip in the highest infinity Sky Pool in Western Europe and unwind in our Sky Sauna with panoramic views of the city. President Franklin Roosevelt at dinner party at Shangri-La (his name for Camp David). Corbis / Getty Images Short and sweet, this is definitely one of those books you could finish in one sitting. I love stories of reunited family. The dynamic between the main character Cecile and her grandpa Popsicle was sweet and unique. They had a connection that others around them couldn’t understand.

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The story is mainly about 4 characters - Cessie ( a 12-year-old girl), her dad-Arthur, her mom and her grandfather, Popsicle. One fine day, Popsicle turns out of nowhere and tells that family that he is Arthur's father who had separated from him 50 years ago. The family is quite taken by surprise and is curious to know more but unfortunately, Popsicle remembers very little from his past. While the mother and daughter accept him and try to make all efforts to make him feel at home, the father is very reluctant and finds it very hard to accept Popsicle into his life. This book was not as sad as some of Morpurgo's others so I would recommend it to all readers Year 5 up (10+), but it still has the solemnity and sombreness to it, however with some happiness too. The story centres around family, adventures, wartime, boats, reminiscence and the elderly. This story was engaging for me and I think that perhaps others would find it interesting too as it is perhaps more relatable to them (being set in the year 2000 or 2001). This tale was not quite like any other of Morpurgo's (yet still an excellent classic)... I think in this particular book he has tried to explore a new way of discussing wartime with readers. Turned away by his own son, Cessie’s long-lost grandfather finds himself in the place he fears most a nursing home called Shangri-La. Only Cessie loves him and is determined to help him escape and unravel the truth of his past. A past that comes to him only in glimpses a lifeboat, a tin of condensed milk, a terrifying night on the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II … The plot is simple but effective: stranger on the door, mysterious place he doesn’t want to go, and then… argh, this is hard, that’s a great spoiler.Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2021 - Best Business Hotel in Singapore - Shangri-La Singapore I didn’t really get “into” the characters, aside from Cessie’s granddad as I loved the history and romance aspect. To be honest, I think one of the biggest character developments came from a very minor character! The Observer switches repeatedly between Franz and Cody's forms as it tells Fena that she is the "Maiden of Choosing" who must choose between letting the world continue as it is, or resetting it with only herself and a few other "pure souls". In either case, her memories will be wiped to save her from the burden of her choice. As the island begins to collapse on itself, Fena believes in the words of her friends and makes her decision. Yukimaru meets with her in Eden one last time before she disappears, swearing to find her again. Suddenly, Yukimaru wakes up on a beach, where an amnesiac Fena is standing in the water where her hair has become long and dark. The Goblin Knights then appear with their ship and whatever treasure they could carry. The crew decide to take Fena on a journey to retrace her steps and hopefully restore her memories. Kei receives the legendary sword from Shitan, Fena reunites with Salman, Otto, and Angie, walks by Charlotte, Mary, and Hannah, and sees two kids resembling Abel and Helena. While they are alone, Yukimaru confesses his love for Fena. Which suddenly triggering some of her lost memories is partially return indicating Yukimaru is the only one who can restore her memories.