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A Good Horse (2010)

by Jane Smiley(Favorite Author)

3.89 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0375862293 (ISBN13: 9780375862298)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers

series

Horses of Oak Valley Ranch

review 1: This denfinatly is a book for horse lovers! This book is about about a teenage girl, Abby Lovitt who lives on a horse ranch. In this book Abby Falls head over heels for a colt named Jack, Jacks mom died and now the people who owned his mother want him back. Abby is going to do everything that she can to stop them. If you want to know what happens to Jack I suggest you read this book! Jane Smiley is a great author.
review 2: Abby has to deal with the possibility of two favorite horses leaving the farm: Black George, who Abby is discovering could become a high-level show jumper; and Jack, her beloved colt. Turns out Jack's dam may have been stolen and sold to Abby's father. I felt like this story moved very slowly. There's a lot of detail about things like the... more courses Abby has to jump in shows that were boring. The religion of Abby's family seems like a strange sticking point for me; it isn't a major point in the story, nor does it impact the plot, so it almost seems strange to even bother, but I suppose there must be kids out there of all different religions. less

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