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"War Horse" by Michael Morpurgo
Product Description(Amazon.com)
In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hope. But his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he left behind. Will he ever see his true master again?
Reading level: Ages 8 and up
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press; Mti edition (November 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0545403359
ISBN-13: 978-0545403351
MY THOUGHTS: This is the book my book club chose for this month. We were a little hesitant about reading it. We didn't think it would be challenging enough as it's for children. But the discussion got to going about it being made into a movie and it took off from there. One of the gals had already read the book and she gave it a rave review. So we got it. And I'm so glad we did. Awesome book and it's written with the horses eye view. The horse, Joey, is telling the story. Joey is a farm horse and he's happy with Albert on the farm. World War 1 comes along and Albert's father sells Joey to the army. Albert swears to find him, because at the time Albert is too young to join the service. Joey is shipped overseas into the front lines of the war. But along the way he meets several nice people who help him out and one great horse, Topthorn, who is his companion. Does Albert find Joey? Does Joey make it out of the war alive? You'll have to read the book to find out. You should read this book, it's very well written.
MY RATING: 8-12
1 wonderful people stopped by:
See, i saw the movie. It sucked. I would have had NO idea the book was actually told through Joeys eyes, i may read the book but the movie is too fresh in my mind to start it now.
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