War Horse

If you love reading historical fiction books or love reading about horses, the book War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo is the book for you! It is about a Thoroughbred-cross named Joey who was taken from his mother when he was a colt and was sold to a farmer with a son named Albert. Joey and Albert became close friends and he trained joey to work as a farm horse so his father wouldn't sell him.

Then, World War One came along, and Joey was taken from his precious Albert and was brutally trained to become a war horse. He made some close friends along the way, including Topthorn, one of the lead calvary mounts, Captain Nicholls, who treated Joey like he was his son, and Emilie and her grandfather, who gladly accepted Joey on their farm along his journey from Albert.

I think anybody who likes reading about major events in history, reading about horses, or even both, you would really enjoy reading this book. I know the first time I read this book, I couldn't put it down. :-)