King of the Wind
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King of the Wind

by Marguerite Henry

1948•Family•173 pages

Taste attributes: familyanimalsadventurehistoricalfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalall consuming questunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeWholesome and emotional: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

After a opening chapter at a race course in Windsor, Ontario, in 1920, this novel is a fictionalized biography of the Godolphin Arabian, one of the three stallions who started the thoroughbred breed. Its human hero is the mute horseboy Agba who is present at the birth of the foal in the Sultan's stable in Morocco and names him Sham (Sun). He is chosen to go with the horse as part of a gift to the King of France.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FamilyAnimalsAdventureHistoricalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalAll consuming questUnderdog triumphs

Subjects

Arabian horseHorsesJuvenile fictionJuvenile literatureNewbery MedalEnglandJUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses

Details

Author
Marguerite Henry
Published
1948
Pages
173
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