Kaspar, by Michael Morpurgo, is a story about a young boy called Johnny Trott. Johnny works in the Savoy Hotel in London. He is trusted with the duty of looking after a guest’s cat – Kaspar. Johnny becomes close to Lizziebeth, the daughter of a rich couple who are staying in the hotel. He finds himself a passenger on The Titanic, along with Kaspar and Lizziebeth's family. As the ship hits the iceberg and the passengers panic, Johnny is only concerned with making sure that Kaspar and Lizziebeth get on a lifeboat. The story is full of
Kaspar is a wonderfully written story, which keeps the reader entranced to the very last page. The book is illustrated beautifully throughout which really capture the scenes. I read Kaspar to my Year 4 class on placement and they really enjoyed it. I would thoroughly recommend it for this age group.