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Michael Morpurgo
165 p
Summary: At the outbreak of the First World War, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. Caught up in enemy fire, fate takes Joey on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find and bring him home. Bombarded by artillery, with bullets knocking riders from his back, the author tells a powerful story of the truest friendships surviving in terrible times