description: Rejected by the boy king of France, an Arabian stallion suffers ill treatment in the streets of Paris, while befriended only by a gentle stableboy.
language: English
title: The Rescue of Sham
titlecomplete: The Rescue of Sham (King of the Wind)
characters: Agba, Sham
genres: Horses, Classics, Historical, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Animals, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 26142
places: North Africa, France, Morocco, England
awards: awardedAt: -662659200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: -599587200000
name: Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award
publisher: Checkerboard Pr