War Horse

Michael Morpurgo

Adventure, Historic Fiction
Pages: 256
Pages Read:256

Quote from the book: "Wherever you are, I will find you and I will bring you home."  told by Albert. I choose to write about this quote from the book since it shows love and care from Albert towards his beloved horse Joey. He would do anything for him, and that is what real friendship is.

"Well, if Joey's going then I'm going too. I'm volunteering" I also decided to do another quote since both are very important. This is the part of the book when Albert volunteers to be in the army and go fight in the war beside his beloved horse. I choose this one because is demonstrates so much bravery and courage inside of him, and also love and care for Joey.

What happened so far: Ted and Rose Narracott and their son Albert live in disastrous and poor conditions. They have no food, no money for rent and are living every day trying to spare every penny they have, and harvest as much food as they can. They live in Devon, England during the 1914s, during World War I. One lucky afternoon, Ted buys a remarkable horse with a significant cross on its forehead. Albert names him Joey he raises him and keeps him safe from his father’s drunken rages. When his family needed money for rent, the only way to get it is through crops and farming. However, the garden wasn’t plowed. Albert is determined to teach Joey how to do it. They worked all night, and at the end he got the job done. Albert and Joey are happy together, laughing and having lots of fun, until one wretched day when the family begins to feel the financial impact of the war; Albert's father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert shows vast amount of bravery when he pleads the captain to join the army to fight aside his beloved horse, but since he is only 15, they can’t bring him to war. During their first attach, the horses rider dies, and Albert receive a letter talking about his death and drawings of Joey. The Germans catch him and use Joey for their own good. They make him fight, carry heavy weight and pull hurt people of the court. Joye tries to escape and he comes across a barn where a little girl finds him. She is very sick and a small hit can break her bones, and she could be dead. When she tries to ride him they are both caught by the Germans. Back home, Albert turns 18and goes to the army to find his horse with his friend. During the fight they both survive, however his friend dies from terrible gasses. In the hospital room, a mysterious horse comes along. Alber right away knows its him, its Joey. Since his eyes are covered from the gas, he remembers that Albert taught him to come to him when he whistles. As Albert whistles, Joey comes to him, but the soldiers aren't persuaded that he is his horse. So they want to shoot him because of his broken leg. When Albert tells them about the cross on his forehead they are sure it his his horse. Another challenge comes to Albert, he needs to buy the horse back. All the soldiers come together and give him 30 pounds, but its not enough, an old man pays 100 pounds for it. So what do you think, will he persuade the old man that the horse is no use to him? Will Joey and Albert finally come back together, and live a normal peaceful life?

 

I would give this book a thumbs up. 

This book can arouse so many feelings in you, sadness, happiness etc. However even though the book was very well written, and the story was very touching, I think they could have put more detail. But overall, the plot was a creative idea.