So Frank ups his age and volunteers with his horse Daisy. Specially as a chest full of medals might impress the currently unimpressed parents of his childhood sweetheart. Like many of his mates from the bush, Frank Ballantyne is keen to join the grand adventure and do his bit. This is the powerful story of a 16-year-old volunteer and his horse in World War One and the journey towards his own kind of bravery. They were loyal creatures, the men and horses of the Australian Light Horse, but war doesn't always pay heed to loyalty. *SHORTLISTED – Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards 2015* *SHORTLISTED – REAL Children's Choice Awards 2016* *SHORTLISTED – Australian Book Industry Awards 2015* *NOTABLE BOOK – CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2015* one of very best novels I have read.' Michael Morpurgo 'Tender and terrible beautiful, brave and brutal.
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