Farm Boy
Set on a farm in rural Devon, Farm Boy is a collection of a Grandfather's reminiscences and stories touchingly told to his grandson.
Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa Albert's eye. Joey was sent away from the farm to be a warhorse during the Great War. As told in War Horse, Albert joined the cavalry in order to find his dear friend Joey and bring him safely home.
Farm Boy brings us forward fifty years with Grandpa not only telling his grandson the story of Joey, but also revealing a shameful secret which he has held for years...
Set in Iddesleigh in Devon, Farm Boy lovingly evokes the bonds between farm and farmer; grandson and grandfather; horse and boy.
About the War Horse Series
Books in series order
- 1.War Horse(1982)
- 2.Farm Boy(1997)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
This bestselling duology is the incredibly moving story of one horse’s experience in the deadly chaos of the First World War and its aftermath.
In 1914, Joey, a young farm horse, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges towards the enemy, witnessing the horror of the frontline. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey’s courage touches the soldiers around him.
War Horse has also been adapted into a blockbuster major motion picture, directed by Stephen Spielberg, and a long-running successful play of the same name.