A stunning graphic-novel edition of the multi-award-winning story about the incredible friendship between a young boy and a silverback gorilla during the Second World War, inspired by a true story. From the bestselling author of Finns Epic Fails. 1941. War is raging. And Joseph has been sent to live in the city, where bombers rule the skies. There, he will live with Mrs F, a gruff woman with no fondness for children. Her only loves are the rundown zoo she owns and its mighty silverback gorilla, Adonis. As the weeks pass, Joseph and Adonis become friends, but what will happen when the bombers set him rampaging free? Winner of the British Book Award for Childrens Fiction Book of the Year.A magnificent achievementChris RiddellA brilliant new incarnationDavid AlmondEarle and Fordham have created a masterpieceM. G. LeonardThis is storytelling at its absolute finest, art and story combined into an incredible emotional journeyJamie Smart