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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... read more
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Joey was this child's horse that worked as hard and fast as a horse could work. The dad sold him to the army. The boy was probably never going to see the horse again.
Characters/People edit
- Albert's Mom: She saves Joey from Albert's dad
- Joey: Popo
- Emillie: Doodoohead
- David: David is Albert's friend in the army.
- Topthorn: Joey's army horse friend
- Captain Nicholls: The officer who buys Joey for the Cavalry
- Major Martin: Head of the Veterinary unit that Joey is sent to after he has run in to barbed wire. Has a love for horses and never gives up on hopeless cases like Joey.
- Friedrich: Elderly German soldier that is the only one in the Gunnery unit that care for Topthorn and Joey.
- Zoey: Old horse that belongs to Albert's dad.
- Herr Hauptmann: Wounded German officer that looks after Joey and Topthorn right after they have been captured by the Germans and agrees to that they should be set to work, pulling ambulances even though he feels these two were not made for such work.
- Captain Stewart: Cavalry officer riding Joey's best friend Topthorn.
- Trooper Warren: One of Joey's wartime riders.
- Sarge: Many are called Sarge but the one that stands out is the one in charge at the Veterinary hospital.
- Albert: Joey's first master.
- Grandpapa: Emilie's grandfather who helps take care of both Joey and Topthorn after their capture by the Germans.
- Maisie Brown: Albert's girlfriend who makes the best pastries.
- Thunder: thunder was joeys only friend in the war whenhe got parted from albert and it was devestating when he died and joey was with him till the end and did not stop fighting to keep him alive but it just wasnt enouh but he kept looking for his friend albert .
- Joey's mom: Helped Joey learn before he went off
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We have shown them that any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other.
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They fight a war and they don’t know what for. Isn’t that crazy? How can one man kill another and not really know the reason why he does it, except that the other man wears a different color uniform and speaks a different language? And it’s me they call crazy!
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That’s what this war is all about, my friend. It’s about which of us is the crazier.
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There’s a nobility in his eye, a regal serenity about him. Does he not personify all that men try to be and never can be? I tell you, my friend, there’s divinity in a horse, and especially in a horse like this. God got it right the day he created them. And to find a horse like this in the middle of this filthy abomination of a war is for me like finding a butterfly on a dung heap. We don’t belong in the same universe with a creature like this.”
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Any horse has an instinctive fondness for children, for they speak more softly, and their size precludes any threat;
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I knew then that I had found a friend for life, that there was an instinctive and immediate bond of trust and affection between us.
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No sergeant major, no enemy barrage could have silenced a body of soldiers as effectively as that terrible sight, for here for the first time the men saw for themselves the kind of war they were going into, and there was not a single man in the squadron who seemed prepared for it.
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that a horse’s life is maybe even more important than a man’s, ’cause a horse hasn’t got no evil in him except any that’s put there by men.
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His whistle imitated the stuttering call of an owl—it was a call I never refused and I would never forget.
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my mind despite the unerring routine of the work that was turning me imperceptibly into an army horse.
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First Sentence edit
"In the old school they use now for the village hall, below the clock that has stood always at one minute past ten, hangs a small dusty painting of a horse."
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- To learn words: All highlighted words
- To put words in a dictionary: Only highlited words
- Any diction words: Any of the definitions .
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Pointlessness of war: Describe this theme.
- Good vs. Evil
- Evil: Evil is aganistist good.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 632 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
This book is in Enjoyable Reads for Middle Schoolers from Montgomery County (MD) Public Library. (authoritative list)
This is book 67 of 159 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)
This is book 78 of 37 in 100 Books Every Child Should Read - Part 03: Early Teens (The Telegraph). (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Morpurgo (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Kaye & Ward Ltd
Country: England
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 148
Publisher: Kaye & Ward Ltd
Country: England
Publication Date: 1982
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 148
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