This is a wonderfully evocative piece of writing that is both an incredibly emotional read but also an uplifting one to anyone who has ever experienced bullying or torment. Danni is a boy with a new life, in a new country – it should be exciting but he’s bullied at school and when he’s not at school the nightmares are getting ever more powerful, until that is a sad event sparks a magical moment that changes his life for the better.
A new life should be exciting - but for Danni, it's a battle. He and
his 'Aunty' live in a tower block, with only distant memories of his
faraway home. His new language is proving difficult, he gets bullied by
the other children, and he has nightmares.
One day when his
school visits a city farm, Danni meets a grey horse called Moonlight
and his heart starts to heal. But the nightmares are closing in - until
a sad event sparks a magical night that will transform Danni's life for
ever.
Michaela Morgan was born in Manchester which she left in order to misspend her youth in more exotic locations.
She now spends six months of the year in Brighton (where sadly she has yet to fulfil her potential as a rollerblader) and six months keeping warm on the Cote d’Azur.
She was educated at the Universities of Warwick (BA Hons English), Leicester (Postgraduate Certificate in Education) and Cambridge (Further Studies in Education).
Michaela has taught a wide age range, from bright-eyed infants to jaded fraudsters. She was a writer in residence in prisons and has run many workshops for children and adults.
A popular speaker at national and international conferences, her work includes a British Council sponsored trip to South Africa to give talks and run workshops with teachers in townships. She has also visited schools in France and Spain.
In the UK she has spoken at: UKRA conference, Primary English conference, the University of Leicester School of Education, University of Nottingham School of Education and the Federation of Children’s Books. She has contributed to many conferences and INSETs.
