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War Horse

By Michael Morpurgo

Written by one of the most successful children’s authors in the country, War Horse is a superlative wartime classic. Set in the horror of WW1, one horse witnesses the reality of the battle from both sides of the trenches. Both adults and children will shed many a tear…
~ Her Majesty Queen Camilla
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Publish Date: 1982

Joey is a young farm horse. In 1914, he is sold to the army and finds himself fighting alongside his officer on the Western Front. Amidst the horrors of the Great War on the frontline, his courage will be an inspiration for everyone around him.

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