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Morpurgo: How it feels to fail the 11-plus test
Michael Morpurgo applied to go to his local grammar school when he was a boy, but failed his 11-plus test.
The award winning children's author, famous for his book War Horse, explains what effect this had on the rest of his schooling life and subsequent career.
Photo: Michael Morpurgo as a boy. Credit: Michael Morpurgo.
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