The Eighty Dollar Champion

I am currently reading "The Eighty Dollar Champion : Snowman, the horse that inspired a nation" by Elizabeth Letts.

This is a story about a horse which was in a trailer, on it's way to the slaughter house.  He was saved by a man who saw something worth saving in him.  A horse that had incredible heart, and the man that cared for him.
Here is the publisher's synopsis.

"The Eighty-Dollar Champion tells the dramatic odyssey of a horse called Snowman, saved from the slaughterhouse by a young Dutch farmer named Harry. Together, Harry and Snowman went on to become America's show-jumping champions, winning first prize in Madison Square Garden. Set in the mid- to late-1950s, this book captures the can-do spirit of a Cold War immigrant who believed--and triumphed."

Have you read it?  What do you think?

Redwall - The Movie

Assignment: Watch Brian Jacques Redwall (the movie)

Questions:
1. Discuss atleast 3 points that were the same in both the book and the movie.

2. Discuss atleast 3 points that were different between the book and the movie.

Future Books

After we finish reading and discussing Redwall, we will be doing a few weeks discussing the Book of Proverbs.

Proverbs will take us to the end of the school year, but I would like to have a book discussion or two over summer break as well.

Please leave a comment on a book that you think would make a good choice for discussion.

Assignment: Redwall by Brian Jacques

For the next few ..posts... we will be discussing Redwall by Brian Jacques.

Please read it and then answer the questions as they are posted.

Question ?

What is your favorite book of all time?

Give us title and author, a synopsis of the plot, and details WHY you like it.