Dear Olly By Michael Morpurgo

 Matt is Olly's brother. He has resently turned down a possible career as a vet. Instead he goes to work as a clown in an orphanage in Rwanda. He has a tragic acident. Back home his sister Olly anxiously waits for letters from him and watches Hero, a swallow, prepare for his long flight back to Africa . . . will there be  many dangers ahead.
The reader is engaged in sharing the 3 lives – in a sensitive tale of family, love, loss and determination. I rate this book 8/10 because it is a heart filling story and you cant put it down.      FJM