<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="1048645">
  <title><![CDATA[Private Peaceful]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0439636485]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780439636483]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">1048645</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">16</books_count>
  <id type="integer">2454980</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer">1</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">10</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2004</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Private Peaceful</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:317|5:122|4:126|3:56|2:12|1:1|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">317</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">1307</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">439</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">103</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.12]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[251]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[87]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="8080">
      <name><![CDATA[Michael Morpurgo]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8080.Michael_Morpurgo]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.95]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[2025]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[491]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="439">
    <review id="54243148">
    <user id="2265805">
    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Glasgow, I2, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2265805-kate]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Everyone]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 28 09:54:35 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 28 10:08:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Im 13, and we read this book in my english class. Before I read this I never understood WW1 and WW2 but it opened my eyes to the suffering and sadness of it all. I think the author was brilliant to not go straight to the trenches, but go through Tommo's whole life first. I became to love Tommo alot ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54243148">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54243148]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="53111790">
    <user id="2233602">
    <name><![CDATA[Social]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Glendale, AZ]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2233602-social-voice]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240087496p3/2233602.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Apr 18 07:10:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 18 07:10:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[by Cesar<br/><br/>I am reading the book Private Peaceful for my intervention class. I am not yet finished reading it but it's a great book of a young boy growing up on the country side. It starts out that he is at the war and as every chapter passes he says something about the current moment and r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53111790">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53111790]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="52416593">
    <user id="2214076">
    <name><![CDATA[Helen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Halifax, C2, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2214076-helen]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 12 15:11:38 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 12 15:19:41 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the first books I read and I was truely amazed by how much you can link together in one book and how many times you can say something that is taken so flipantely but only chapters later so discover it was such a crutial part of the book. Besides the brave faces and the hidden truth, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52416593">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52416593]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="72478922">
    <user id="2721922">
    <name><![CDATA[Katy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bakersfield, CA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2721922-katy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256751852p3/2721922.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">369996</id>
  <isbn>0439636531</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636537</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">16</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">6</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful (After Words)</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174196298m/369996.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369996.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 25 13:40:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 25 13:42:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Recommended for grades 7 and up, Private Peaceful tells the story of Thomas Peaceful, an English teen during World War I who was too young to fight, but lied about his age to join the war effort. It is haunting the way this book draws the reader into Thomas's life both before and during World War I....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72478922">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72478922]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="6766698">
    <user id="417490">
    <name><![CDATA[Mollyd]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/417490-mollyd]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1033348</id>
  <isbn>0007150075</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780007150076</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">44</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">10</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180383975m/1033348.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1033348.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[My Fellow Students ! - And The People Who Used 2 go 2 my old skool !]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 25 09:09:21 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 25 09:12:57 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[i learnt to exept true love wen u see it, and to try to not get in the way of it, however much it hurts u !<br/>and also wat it must of been like to have a disabled brother in the first world war, and how distressing it must be ! not that it wanst distressing anyway ! i think it is one of the most ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6766698">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6766698]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="18292986">
    <user id="282953">
    <name><![CDATA[Jane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Derwood, MD]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/282953-jane-snyder]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">369996</id>
  <isbn>0439636531</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636537</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">16</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">6</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful (After Words)</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174196298m/369996.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369996.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[high school males and older]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 21 09:46:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 21 10:20:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was assigned reading for a young adult literature workshop I attended.  Loved it.  Gave it to my adult son, a history buff.  I thought it was lyrically written, interesting history, a great book for discussion, an all-around winner.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18292986]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="25388157">
    <user id="1268667">
    <name><![CDATA[Joe]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1268667-joe-hamon]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1214384226p3/1268667.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 25 01:52:25 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 25 01:54:30 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[BEST BOOK EVEEEER! I realy love this book and have read it over 10 times. It is such a well wrote book and the author knows how to describe the war in such a great way. Anthing by michael morpurgo is great! READ THIS BOOK!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25388157]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="70391280">
    <user id="1515585">
    <name><![CDATA[Jane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Madison, WI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1515585-jane]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 07 15:02:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 07 15:09:56 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[When I discover a new author whom I find a good read I often search out other books by that same person.  This one and the previous one I read Kensuke's Kingdom were the ones by this author with the most acclaim.  This one carries a strong  message that not everyone in positions of power are wise or...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70391280">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70391280]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="45601011">
    <user id="1773831">
    <name><![CDATA[Discoverylover]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Wellington, New Zealand]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1773831-discoverylover]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1228382541p3/1773831.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="books-read-2008" />
        <shelf name="books-read-2009" />
        <shelf name="books-that-made-me-cry" />
        <shelf name="kids" />
        <shelf name="pc" />
        <shelf name="re-reads" />
        <shelf name="read-in-under-24-hours" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people interested in world war one]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 06 17:11:46 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 06 17:15:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>5</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I bought this after reading it twice over the weekend as a bookring and loving it both times. One of the most touching WW1 stories I've read, tackling a tough topic in a beautiful, beautiful way. When reading this for the first time, I remember feeling like the book was building up to something terr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45601011">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45601011]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="34559830">
    <user id="546484">
    <name><![CDATA[Anne]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Lincs, na, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/546484-anne]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1193928384p3/546484.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1033348</id>
  <isbn>0007150075</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780007150076</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">44</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">10</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180383975m/1033348.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1033348.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 05 04:09:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun May 17 13:37:11 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I have been a fan of Michael Murpurgo for some time now and have enjoyed every book of his that I've read so far, but Private Peaceful takes his writing to another level.  It's a long time since I've been moved so much by a story, this one left me with the same feeling as the end of 'The Boy In Stri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34559830">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34559830]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="33710939">
    <user id="1035187">
    <name><![CDATA[Apzmarshl]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Helper, UT]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1035187-apzmarshl]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1231626860p3/1035187.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 24 08:14:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Sep 25 08:17:08 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This novel is a juvenile historical fiction account of a young British soldier in WWI. The first half of the book deals with Thomas Peaceful and his brother Charlie growing up in the English country side during the turn of the 20th century. Quickly we learn of the harsh realities of Thomas' life. Hi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33710939">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33710939]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="21248329">
    <user id="843487">
    <name><![CDATA[Kelly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/843487-kelly]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202842606p3/843487.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="good-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 29 09:15:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 29 09:15:34 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Just because I cannot write anything about this book without containing spoilers.....<br/><br/>I sobbed more in this book than any other book I can remember apart from Hattie Big Sky.<br/>I had to put this book down because I couldn't see the words in front of me.  <br/><br/>I think that I love...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21248329">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21248329]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="14324528">
    <user id="829035">
    <name><![CDATA[Donalyn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bedford, TX]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/829035-donalyn]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1249616180p3/829035.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">369996</id>
  <isbn>0439636531</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636537</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">16</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">6</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful (After Words)</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174196298m/369996.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369996.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="ya--historical-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 01 18:22:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Apr 18 17:44:25 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Private Peaceful is the story of three brothers and one girl: Big John, who suffered from meningitis when he was a baby and experienced brain damage; Charlie, who has trouble with authority and following the rules; and Tommy, who carries the terrible secret of the role he played in their father's de...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14324528">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14324528]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="13801303">
    <user id="842946">
    <name><![CDATA[Guy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Belgium]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/842946-guy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1221651454p3/842946.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 28 05:47:21 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jan 29 05:16:23 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Private Peaceful van de Brit Michael Morpurgo, een veteraan van de kinder- en jeugdliteratuur, die hier resoluut kiest voor literatuur voor jonge volwassenen. Het boek handelt over een van de obsessies van de Britse literatuur – WO1 – maar Morpurgo weet er meer van te maken van het zoveelste oor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13801303">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13801303]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1534255">
    <user id="103544">
    <name><![CDATA[Sammy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/103544-sammy]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1209710464p3/103544.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">369996</id>
  <isbn>0439636531</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636537</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">16</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">6</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful (After Words)</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174196298m/369996.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/369996.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="the-good" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 30 00:13:26 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 26 16:25:58 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This book was not what I expected, and I liked it.  I'm going to have to tread carefully as I review though because the finale of this book is very surprising and I don't want to give it away, because frankly I think that's what ended up making the book.<br/><br/><em>Private Peaceful</em> does read a lot l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1534255">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1534255]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="20723602">
    <user id="1087847">
    <name><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cumbria, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1087847-charlotte-fairbairn]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1208343911p3/1087847.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 22 09:59:38 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 22 10:04:17 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I am interested in the idea of being a conscientious objector - taking that decision to stand up against the mob and against authority - when you are still very young.  Many of the volunteers in WWI were still teenagers and those who fought conscription could be young too.  Private Peaceful is not e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20723602">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20723602]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="42218321">
    <user id="1108123">
    <name><![CDATA[Bettie ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[on the cusp of the orust riviera, Sweden]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1108123-bettie]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1260742218p3/1108123.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="fraudio" />
        <shelf name="historical-fiction" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 07 09:08:07 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 07 10:20:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Private Peaceful<br/><br/>Private Peaceful - e01 - Innocence Observed<br/><br/>Robson Green reads the first episode of Michael Morpurgo's powerful book Private Peaceful, a tale of brotherly love set during the horrors of the First World War.<br/><br/>1/4. Innocence Observed<br/><br/>Private ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42218321">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42218321]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47570449">
    <user id="2074137">
    <name><![CDATA[Noriko]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bandar Seri Begawan, 00, Brunei Darussalam]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2074137-noriko]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236054420p3/2074137.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 26 01:29:44 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 02 21:59:09 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the rare books that actually made me cry. <br/><br/>I loved it very much. It is a wonderful story to read. The way Mr. Murpurgo builds up the suspense after every new chapter is so effective. I've come to learn that 'Private Peaceful' is not just a story about a young soldier. It i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47570449">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47570449]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="48045628">
    <user id="865251">
    <name><![CDATA[Audrey]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/865251-audrey]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1236205667p3/865251.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 02 16:28:38 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 02 16:31:10 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I read this book over the summer a couple of years ago. It's about an army officer on the battle field and as he waits for the enemy to get to the field, he reflects his entire life. What made him a man, who he loved, how he lived. I cried at the end, smiled through his childhood, and when you shut ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48045628">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48045628]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="32616310">
    <user id="1519264">
    <name><![CDATA[Jamesmcbride]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1519264-jamesmcbride]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1048645</id>
  <isbn>0439636485</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780439636483</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">251</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">87</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Private Peaceful</title>
  <average_rating>4.12</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180500913m/1048645.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1048645.Private_Peaceful</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="q2-2008" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[my friend]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Sep 11 11:14:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 23 11:27:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count>0</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[My book Iam currentoy reading is Private Peaceful. So fair ill give it a 2 becaues i ve only read the frist 15 pages.which really isnt enough ot make a good jugement but so far its ok. Thomas is a little boy going to school whit his borther and is very scard. that really all i know bout this book so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32616310">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32616310]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="historical-fiction" />
        <shelf name="young-adult" />
        <shelf name="historical" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="ya--historical-fiction" />
        <shelf name="youngadult" />
        <shelf name="teen" />
        <shelf name="favourites" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1048645</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>