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A Kingdom In A Horse
Maia Wojciechowska

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Copyright 1965
143 pages
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Young Adult
Out of Print

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(western) A horse brings joy to a boy and an older woman

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Thirteen-year-old David is furious when his father quits the rodeo life and moves them to a house in Vermont. His father tries to buy him a horse as a gift, but David is too angry to admit that he wants the horse more than anything, and the horse is sold to a nice widow who decides to buy her first horse after the death of her husband. Sarah adores Gypsy, as she names her, and finds new joy in her life caring for this special mare. And David, in his turn, helps Sarah and finds joy again as well.

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Special, by ponydom on August 07, 2004

There aren't many horse books that show an older woman like Sarah buying her first horse - her insecurity, and her joy. She's afraid but she dotes on her horse like a horse-crazy teenager. She learns to ride and comes to enjoy the countryside in a new way. And even her friends surprise her by wanting to try her horse. It's a quick read but worth hunting down.