WAR HORSE by MICHAEL MORPURGO

It is 1914, and Joey, a farm horse is old to the army and thrust into the midst of World War I on the Western Front. When Joey is dragged away, his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son that he is forced to leave behind.

In the army, the beautiful rd-bay horse is trained to charge the enemy, drag the heavy artillery and carry wounded soldiers not much older than Albert off the battlefields.

Amongst the clamoring, of guns and while plodding through the cold mud, Joey wonders if the war will ever end.

And if it does, will he ever find Albert again?????

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein

This is the perfect book for anyone who knows that compassion isn't only for humans and that the relationship between two souls who are meant for each other never really comes to an end. (Enzo, Denny, Zoe, Eve).

The book is perfect, a dog who speaks and thinks and is a philosopher, the thrill of competitive racing, a meditation on humility and hope in the face of despair.