When the Sky Falls

My students have been learning about WW2 last term. I saw it on an awards list and in piqued my interest.
I've been recommending it to my students.

A very powerful, emotive book set in London during WW2. As war rages, Joseph must face many more obstacles as he is relocated to a new home- his mother leaving him, the fear of his father fighting in the war and the endless struggles with anger, separation and relationships. Joseph finds an unlikely friend in Mrs F and Adonis, the last living ape in her zoo! A thrilling tale that touches on many big emotions- 5 ⭐️

I loved the characters in this book-especially Mrs F and Joseph as they come to care for each other. The story is dramatic and Adonis seems almost human. Its a moving story. I would definitely recommend this book!

A bit of a Michael Morpurgo feel to this story about an angry young man who is sent to live with a woman who does not like children at all - they become friends and have a challenge ahead of them to save a gorilla named Adonis.

I loved this story; there was a real authenticity to the characters.

I loved this book! It is now officially my second favourite book. Adonis was the only thing they had left but then these stupid people came over and shot him! I was sobbing for ages and still would thinking about it now!

Fantastic. Fascinating story, skillfully told and extremely moving.

Really good book

This book is amazing, I loved every second of it and couldn't put it down. I was sad when I finished it because now I have read all of his 3 books.

If you love animals I would recommend all of his books.

It is a really emotional book in a good way and it really shows what happened to many people during ww2.

I loved this book and could not put it down. It's a real page turner. Skilful writing makes the characters very realistic- you really feel you are getting to know Joseph and Mrs F. I think we all know a Joseph- a troubled boy who resolves all difficulties with a fight and I could feel his petulance and anger jumping out of the pages. The developing relationship between Mrs F and Joseph is heart warming and the ending is powerful, moving and emotional. I will be recommending this book to everyone!

When Joseph got bought back into the raging war many Many secrets were told, and could they end the thing that they loved the most

A very emotional book especially at the end. I liked that it goes into lots of detail about the war.

This book was a good one as it kept me wanting to read on and had amazing jumpscares! Would recommend to anyone who wants to read higher level books.

It was a good and sad book

It was interesting to learn about monkeys ripping people but didn't rip its owner.

Sad

Real page turner. Thrilling read. Excellent.

This story was an emotional one but was so realistic. The journey that the young boy takes is amazing. He learns so much about himself through out and learns that he isn’t alone after all. The relationship between him and the silver back is beautiful. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a gripping read.

A boy is sent to the city where bombs rule the sky. A gruff Ms. F only cares about her ape Adonis. Will they find the thing they love both dead or will it cause mass destruction? I would recommend this book to anyone who like war world 2 or any type of war and to people who like long books, it’s 46 chapters long!

Amazing book so interesting and so much detail and hard work has been into this book would recommend it

This drew me in immediately into the world of London during World War 2, and the lives of Joseph, Mrs F and Syd. A story of love, loss and finding a place in the world, this had me in tears at the end. A really powerful book.

I have enjoyed this book although I do not enjoy reading about history that much. In this book, I like Syd’s personality: chatty, friendly and kind. I would recommend this to people who like reading about World War 2.

Grief, animals, ww2, abuse, loss, dyslexia and friendship. A beautiful, meaningful, adventurous story. Year 5 and 6 will love this!

I liked this book because I like Adonis the gorilla

This happened in WWII

This book was so gripping and to see the young boy Joseph develop from a closed off angry boy to one who makes a closest friend with a silver back ape is amazing. His relationships change throughout the story and the emotional ups and downs are enough alone to keep you gripped. Wondering what will happen to the ape.

A brilliant book set in war time, but a different spin as it's set in a city rather than the countryside. Very emotive and thoroughly enjoyable.

This book is literally incredible, amazing and awesome! This, now, has become my favourite book and it’s very easy to see why once you have read it yourself. It actually made me cry a little because of how moving it was, especially at the end. The friendship between the silverback gorilla of the old, now abandoned zoo because of WWII: Antonio, and the at-first-cold-hearted-and-stubborn boy who got moved to the raging wars of WWII: Joseph was absolutely essential and fab. It was extremely moving, sad and happy all at the same time when at the end Antonio sacrificed himself and died for Joseph by blocking the bullets and protecting him with all his power. I would DEFINITELY recommend it to someone else (If your younger than 10 I think you’d better read with an adult)!

I enjoyed the different relationships in this book, Joseph with Mrs F, and Syd who tried so hard to be a good friend and with the ape Adonis. I will recommend this to the students at the school.