The Book Shelf: The Horse and His Boy

The Horse and His Boy

C.S. Lewis

224 Pages

Ages 9-12

Summary

Shasta knew that there was something different about him. He never felt like he belonged to the world in which he lived. One night he listened at the key hole to his father telling a stranger that he had found Shasta floating in a boat and so took him in as his son. His "father" then proceeded to arrange for the stranger to buy Shasta as a servant. By chance, Shasta starts talking to the stranger's horse who could not only understand him but also answer back. The horse's name was Bree and he was a talking horse from the land of Narnia. Shasta and Bree plan their escape to Narnia. On their journey they discover that the Calormenes are about to invade Archenland. They rush to get to Archenland first so as to warn the king.

Other books in the Series:

The Magician's Nephew

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Prince Caspian

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Silver Chair

The Last Battle

The Original Purpose

This blog actually originated as a class assignment. The first "younger reading" class I took had each student create a different note card for every book they read. The note card was to have all of the information on the book as well as a brief summary and our reaction to what we read. With my children's literature class being the second class that required a similar assignment, I decided that a blog was more practical than trying to find some place to store several hundred 3x5 notecards. Thus the birth of "The Book Shelf." I hope you enjoy my insights.