The magical sequel to War Horse& soon to be a major motion picture Joey was the last working horse on the farm & the apple of Grandpa&s eye In War Horse Joey was sent away from the farm to be a warhorse in WWI Grandpa had joined the cavalry in order to find & fight with Joey Farm Boy brings us forward fifty years with Grandpa not only telling his grandson Joey&s story but also a shameful secret& which he has held for years The story is set in Iddesleigh in Devon & lovingly evokes the bonds between farm & farmer; grandson & grandfather The spirit of rural life is superbly captured in both Michael Morpurgo&s writing & Michael Foreman&s illustrations An irresistible title from acclaimed author-illustrator partnership