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Blood Red Horse
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780802777348
ISBN: 0802777341
Label: Walker Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Walker Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: April 04, 2006
Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Release Date: April 04, 2006
Studio: Walker Books for Young Readers
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Editorial Review:
You need three things to become a brave and noble knight:
A warhorse.
A fair maiden.
A just cause.
Will has a horse—a small chestnut stallion with a white blaze in his brow. Ellie is a fair maiden, but she’s supposed to marry Will’s older brother, Gavin. And as for the cause, King Richard is calling for a Crusade. The Knights of England must go to the Holy Land to fight.
Will and Gavin will go. Blood will be shed. Lives will be taken. But through it all, two things will be constant—Ellie, and a blood-red horse called Hosanna. . . .
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Something for everyone
This book has a little something for everyone: a strong young female character, two boy protagonists (one more flawed than the other, but both likeable), history, The Crusades, Medieval castles and chivalry and a great horse story to boot! Told from both sides of the conflict during the Third Crusade, Grant weaves the two tales together with a horse as the connecting thread. Overall, this is a well-spun novel that moves along with grace and speed, pulling the reader in from the very first page. ... Read More
Rating:  - Outstanding
After reading Blood Red Horse, I have passed it on to my ten-year-old grandson, who calls me every night to talk about it. He's a tough customer, and would rather re-read Harry Potter for the umpteenth time than chance something boring. Blood Red Horse has him in its grip. He's learning that people delude themselves, they make good and bad choices, even kings and sultans. They get badly hurt. They change. Best of all, he's learning that war is never holy, no matter how it's justified. He's ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Horse Story
The Blood Red Horse succeeds beautifully in bringing the Crusades to life. It gives an important insight into both sides, as well as just plain being a darn good horse story. We are behind the noble Hosanna all they way!
Susan Williams, author of Wind Rider
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Rating:  - Blood Red Horse
Blood Red Horse
A review
By Harry Krinsky
When many people put down a historical fiction book they think one of two things. "That was the most boring book I have ever read" or "Wow I really liked that book!" When I put this book down I thought the ladder. I really enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot from it. I don't think I would read it again, or read any more in the series but I still liked it. I think that you should read this book if you like blood and ... Read More
Rating: - Realities of War
This is the first book in a trilogy about the de Granville family of England during the middle ages. Recommended for fans of history, religion, romance and even horses - this is a well written, exciting tale of courage, friendship, honor and love. As the back cover explains, "You need three things to become a brave and noble knight: a warhorse, a fair maiden, and a just cause."
Throughout the book, the universal theme is that people are human beings regardless of their birthright, gender, religious ... Read More
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