War Horse

War horse, Joey, tells his story in the first person as did Black Beauty. The reader meets Joey as a colt bought by a drunken farmer, learns of his early years with the farmer's son. Albert, of his purchase by the army, his time as a war horse and his eventual return to Albert and home. The first person narrative makes for an easy style but linguistically it is a quite difficult book to tackle --- for able ten plus readers at least. My tester was disappointed when this was the book I gave her but was then reluctant to return it to me. 'A boy's book' she thought at first and certainly the cover might suggest that. But for all lovers of history, horses and adventure it is an enthralling and touching story. There is potential also for reading aloud.