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The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo follows a boy named Michael who runs away from boarding school and meets Millie Andrews, who tells him the story of Bertie, a boy who rescues a white lion in South Africa. The lion is sold to a circus when Bertie is sent to school in England. The novel explores their reunion, the sacrifices made during WWI, and the lion's memorial on a hillside. Sensitive topics include war and death.