This is the wonderfully moving story of redemption from one of the greatest
living childrens writers Micheal Morpurgo and featuring stunning illustrations
from three-time Greenaway Medal winner Michael Foreman.

When a young boy gets a reputation for being naughty at school, he reacts by
being the bad lad that everyone expects.

Leaving school at fourteen, he becomes a thief and eventually ends up in
Hollesley Prison. But Mr Alfie, the stable manager, decides to give the boy a
chance, letting him look after the horses.

The boy reveals a talent with horses that saves him from a life of crime and
Mr Alfies believe in the boy is rewarded.

On leaving prison, he manages to get a job working with horses in the army,
and eventually achieves his life-long ambition.