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| Author | Michael Morpurgo |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Michael Foreman |
| Language | English |
| Series | War Horse |
| Genre | Historical Fiction, Animals, Children's |
| Published | 1997 Pavilion Books |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 112 |
| ISBN | 978-0007450657 |
| Preceded by | War Horse |
Farm Boy is a children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, best known as being the sequel to the popular novel War Horse. The book was first published in the United Kingdom in 1997 by Pavilion Books Limited and is illustrated by Michael Foreman. It was not initially planned for Morpurgo to write a sequel to War Horse, but the story was inspired after receiving many enquiries about what happens to Joey, a horse in service of the Army (the main character from War Horse) after the Great War.[1] In an article in ChronicleLive Michael Morpurgo also stated that his favourite of his own works was Farm Boy.[2] The book captures modern life on a farm in rural Devon, where Michael Morpurgo lives,[3] while having retrospective flashbacks to the lives of Albert and Joey (characters from War Horse). He stated in the article in ChronicleLive:
"I think Farm Horse because it's about my home and because I know every lane, every hedge and every field in the book because it's right outside my window. It's very close to my heart and Michael Foreman's illustrations are simply to die for. He really responded to it beautifully."
Farm Boy was republished in 1999 by HarperCollins Children's Book,[4] though it was never as successful as the original novel.
- ^ "Michael Morpurgo on War Horse and beyond". BBC News. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Whetstone, David (1 December 2015). "Michael Morpurgo explains why Seven Stories is the best place for his literary archive". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Michael Morpurgo on his sequel to War Horse, Telegraph". The Telegraph. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Harper Collins Books: Farm Boy". HarperCollins UK. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.