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Kensuke’s Kingdom In 1914, a yo
sea
An accident at horse, Joey, is
ung farm
stranded
leaves Michael the army. He
sold to
nd. His
on a desert isla home and his
leaves his
e and
parents are gon master behin
young
how
he has no idea thrust into th
d, and is
own. e horror
to survive on his of the First W
, Michael orld War.
Losing all hope The horse’s c
floor to ourage
curls up on the impresses the
e wakes, so
but Joey miss ldiers,
die. But when h es h
of food on the farm. W is life
there is a plate ill he
oks like
beside him. It lo ever make it
home to
…
he is not alone see his maste
r again?

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