The Humpherys Family

The Horse and His Boy

Record Added: 11/16/2010
Illustrator Pauline Baynes
Series The Chronicles of Narnia
Topic Fantasy
Publisher Harper Collins Publishers
ISBN 0060234881   Year 1984
Age 9-12   Pages 240
Description Printed dustjacket
 
Shasta is a young boy living in Calormene with a cruel man who claims to be his father. One night he overhears his "father" offering to sell him as a slave, so Shasta makes a break and sets out for the North. He meets Bree, a talking horse who becomes his companion. On their way they encounter Aravis, a high-born girl escaping an arranged marriage, and her talking horse. Despite their differences the children and horses learn to work together to reach the freedom they long for. In the meantime, they uncover a Calormene plot to conquer Narnia.

The Horse and His Boy is the third book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has captivated readers of all ages with magical lands and unforgettable characters for over sixty years. This is a novel that stands on its own, but if you would like to journey back to Narnia, read Prince Caspian, the fourth book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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