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A Single Shard – Book Review

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A Single Shard is about a young boy named Tree-ear. Orphaned at a young age Tree-ear was raised by his best friend Crane-Man, an old man who lives under a bridge in their small village.

In order to survive, Tree-ear and Crane-man must scrounge around for food from the village heaps and any where else where they might find food.

Tree-ear loves to watch Min the potter whenever he is not busy. One day he gets too close to Min’s work and accidentally dents one of his pieces of pottery.

Tree-ear is unable to pay Min back for the damaged piece of pottery so he offers to pay off his debt by working for Min. Tree-ear is excited to be working with Min, who is one of the best potters there is.

To his disappointment Tree-ear realizes that he is not going to get to make pottery but instead, Min has him gathering large stacks of wood for the communal kiln.

When his debt is paid Tree-ear does not what to stop working for Min. He still harbors the hope that maybe one day Min might teach him how to work the clay as he does.

Min agrees to let him continue to work as his helper with gathering the wood and preparing the clay.

One day, word reaches the village that a royal emissary is coming to assign pottery commissions for the king.

It is every potter’s dream to receive a commission from the King but very few get it. Every potter in the village is busy making something special for the king’s emissary to see.

Tree-ear works harder than ever at preparing the clay for Min to shape into something beautiful. Everything must be perfect. But then disaster strikes and suddenly both Tree-ear’s and Min’s dreams seem as far away as ever.

Will Tree-ear ever reach his dream to be a master potter like Min, and will Min ever get the commission that he has always worked for.

A Single Shard is a sweet story of one little boy’s passion and determination to fulfill his dream.

I liked the friendly and fun dialogue between Tree-ear and Crane-man. I also liked that no matter what happened Tree-ear didn’t give up. He helped Min out even when it was an inconvenience to himself.

Book Details

Author: Linda Sue Park

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (January 10, 2011)

Age Range:10-14

Media Type: Kindle, Hardcover, Paperback

Other books for you to enjoy:

The Golden Goblet

A Long Walk To Water

The Golden Goblet – Book Review

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The Golden Goblet is about a young boy named Ranofer. Ranofer lives with his evil stepbrother, Gebu. Ranofer wants to one day be a master goldsmith, but his evil stepbrother Gebu will not apprentice him to any of the goldsmiths. Instead Ranofer is forced to work at Rekh’s goldsmith’s shop like a simple hireling.

One day Ranofer finds out that someone is stealing gold from the shop and he has a pretty good idea of who is doing it. But what can Ranofer do? If he tells anyone about it, Gebu will simply deny it.

With the help of his friend, Ranofer is able to get rid of one thief. And, much to his delight, Gebu stops stealing from the shop.

Things are starting to look up when, suddenly, Gebu takes him from his job at Rekh’s to being apprenticed in his stone-cutter’s shop.

Ranofer is horrified at having to work as a stone-cutter’s apprentice. To make it worse, Gebu is still getting rich. If he has stopped stealing from Rekh, where is he getting his money?

Together, Ranofer and his friends work on figuring out the mystery behind Gebu’s growing wealth. But they never expected what they found.

I liked The Golden Goblet because it had adventure and some mystery. I also liked the underdog theme in this story.

Book Details

Author: Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Publisher: Puffin Books, Reprint edition (May 6, 1996)

Age Range: 10-14

Media Type: PaperbackI

What to Expect: Adventure, Underdog-Type Story, Mystery,

Other books for you to enjoy:

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

A Single Shard

Mara, Daughter of the Nile

Moccasin Trail

The Hagenheim Series – Book 2 – The Merchant’s Daughter

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The Merchant’s Daughter is a book about a compassionate young woman named Annabel and her journey to find true love. Annabel’s family fell on hard times when her father died of the pestilence and his ships were lost at sea.

Annabel does her best to do her share of the work and more, but her mother and brothers can’t seem to realize they must work for a living. Instead, they seem determined to live just like they always have.

For years they shirked doing their share of the work in the old lord’s fields. The old lord’s steward, a dishonest man, let them get away with it year after year, much to the town’s disgust.

Then one day, word comes that the new lord, lord le Wyse, has decided to come and live in Glynval. Maimed in an attempt to save a peasant girl from an attacking wolf, lord le Wyse is said to look absolutely beastly and with a temper to match his looks.

With only one eye, a mangled hand, and a fierce scowl, lord le Wyse is a force to be reckoned with. Everyone uneasily awaits for his arrival, including Annabel and her family.

Lord le Wyse’s newly appointed steward and clerk supervise the hallmote that is to settle the town disputes, as well as to judge Annabel’s family’s case. The jury demands that Annabel’s family must pay their debt or a family member must become a servant in the lord’s house.

Annabel’s family does not have the money to pay off the debt but they are horrified at the thought of one of them becoming a servant.

Then Annabel’s older brother comes up with a plan. Bailiff Tom has offered to pay off their debt if Annabel agrees to marry him.

But Annabel has seen the way Bailiff Tom has looked at her and she is horrified at the idea of marrying him. Despite her family’s pleas and coercion, Annabel refuses to marry Bailiff Tom.

In order to escape the threat of an evil marriage, Annabel chooses to become a servant of lord le Wyse to pay off her family’s debt.

The work in the fields is more grueling than she anticipated. Mistress Eustacia, the head servant of lord le Wyses’s house, decides that she would be more suited to working in the lord’s house.

Annabel works hard but more than once she is frightened by lord le Wyse. With his angry scowl and fiery temper, Annabel is anxious in his presence.

Despite his temper, she can see the true man inside. The man who despite his standing and position would risk his life to save a defenseless maiden……….

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His name was Ranulf, lord Ranulf le Wyse actually. He was traveling to one of his manors out in the country. He planned to build his home there.

He hoped he might finally find the peace that had eluded him all these years. Even after all this time the woman’s face still haunted his dreams, his every step that he took he carried the burden of her scorn.

When he arrives at his manor he quickly becomes busy directing the building of his new home and making sure the harvest is brought in and stored. He also has the town disputes to settle.

He is more than a little annoyed to find out that one family has been deliberately shirking their work.

Then, instead of sending the eldest son or someone capable to pay off their debt, they send their youngest daughter. Eventually Mistress Eustacia put her to work in the house.

Will he ever find peace in this town or will the past always haunt him?

BOOK DETAILS

Author: Melanie Dickerson

Publisher: Zondervan; Original edition (December 4, 2011)

Series: Book 2 in the Hagenheim series

Age Range: 14 and up

Media Type: Kindle, Paperback, Audiobook

ISBN-10: 9780310727613

ISBN-13: 978-0310727613

What to expect: Romance, AdventureN

What I liked about The Merchant’s Daughter:

I like how it is a clean romance story. It doesn’t have the junk that a lot of romance books have.

Melanie Dickerson is a christian author and I like how she includes that in her stories.

She is also a very good writer. When you read her books you want to read more. You want to find out what happens. She makes you care about the people in her story.

The complete list of Melanie Dickerson’s “Hagenheim” series:

Book 1: The Healer’s Apprentice

Book 2: The Merchant’s Daughter

Book 3: The Fairest Beauty

Book 4: The Captive Maiden

Book 5: The Princess Spy

Book 6: The Golden Braid

Book 7: The Silent Songbird

Book 8: The Orphan’s Wish

Book 9: The Warrior Maiden

Book 10: The Pipers Pursuit

Moccasin Trail – Book Review

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Jim Keath was a young farm boy impatient for adventure when his Uncle Russell showed up.

With rapt attention, he listened to his Uncle’s stories of Indians and wild prairies.

Awestruck, Jim secretly followed his uncle as he traveled out west.

By the time his uncle realized what had happened it was too late to turn back.

Everything had been fine, until that fateful day the day the grizzly got him.

It happened so fast. One minute they were hunting, the next he was running through the forest, an angry bear hot on his heels.

The chase didn’t last long. He took one final shot before the bear was on him, the icey hot talons tearing into him, then blackness.

When he woke up he found himself in a Crow village.

He was surrounded by a world he had never seen. One that he eventually became part of.

No longer was he Jim Keath, runaway farm boy, but Talks Alone, son of Scalp Necklace the Chief of the Crow.

He was no longer a white man but an Indian. Or so he thought.

He had been a part of their village until two years ago.

Longing to become part of the white man’s world and to speak English once more, Jim left the village where he had lived and once again entered the world of the white trapper

But now even this world of his was falling apart.

But then one day a letter arrived.

For the first time in over seven years, Jim heard from his brother Jonnie. Jonnie needed his help claiming land in Willamette Valley.

With the arrival of his brother’s letter and their reunion, Jim begins his journey to find himself to finally answer the question of who he is. Crow or white man.

Book Details

Author: Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw

Publisher: Puffin books; Reprint edition(October 7, 1986)

Age range: 11 and up

Media type: Paperback

Series: Puffin Newbery Library

ISBN-10: 0140321705

ISBN-13: 978-0140321708

What to Expect: Adventure, Excitement, Thrill

What I liked about Moccasin Trail;

I really liked all the action and adventure in this book.

Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw is an excellent writer.

She managed to write the book in such a way that it draws you in. You care about what happens to the characters.

What I didn’t like about Moccasin Trail;

I didn’t like the parts where it says someone is wearing a breach-cloth.

Other books you might like;

Swift Rivers:

The Great Wheel:

The Great Turkey Walk:

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle – Book Review

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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is a funny book about, well, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside down house with her dog and cat.

She loves children so she lets them come play in her house and dig for pirate treasure and pick flowers in her yard.

She loves to play with them and help them with their troubles.

Which is why when one of the children’s parents call for advice she is more than willing to help.

In one instance, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle invited a little girl named, Mary Lou, who thought that dishes were aweful.

But Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle didn’t agree, because when Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle washed dishes she pretends to be a beautiful princess that has been captured by an evil witch.

She must hurry for if the dishes aren’t quite right, the evil witch will have Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle in her power for another year.

To help Mary Lou understand what she means Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle promptly preceded to hurry through the dishes with Mary Lou’s help.

When they were finished Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle left to go upstairs, telling Mary Lou to show the evil witch their work when she came.

As soon as Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle had left, an evil witch showed up with sparkling eyes that looked a lot like Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s.

She checked everything, the floor, the teacups, the pans, even under the oven.

Finally she gave Mary Lou the keys to the kitchen and went back up the stairs.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is filled with stories like this. There is The Answer–Backer Cure, The Won’t-Pick-Up-Toys Cure, and many more.

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is a funny book that will keep you smiling all the way to the end.

Book Details

Author: Betty MacDonald

Publisher: HarperCollins; Reissue edition (August 14, 2007)

Age range: 9-11

Media type: Paperback, Hardcover, Audiobook

ISBN-10; 0064401480

ISBN-13; 978-0064401487

What to expect: Humor, Fun,

What I liked about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle:

I liked this book because it appealed to my “what if” imagination. What if I were a kidnapped princess, what if we lived in an upside down house.

I also enjoyed it because it was funny and silly.

What I didn’t like about Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: 

Honestly, I just liked the book. It was an enjoyable and funny book to read. Definitely recommend it!

Other books for you to enjoy:

Gooney Bird Greene:

The Great Shark Escape:(The Magic School Bus)

The Story of Doctor Dolittle:

The Black Stallion and Satan – Book Review

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In this next exciting book by Walter Farley, Alec and the Black are finally reunited.

A letter arrives one day from Abu Ben Ishak’s daughter, surprising Alec with the shocking news that Abu Ben Ishak died in a tragic accident.

In the letter Abu Ben Ishak’s daughter tells Alec that her father stated that the Black was to become his.

Alec’s joy is bittersweet.

Once reunited, Alec loves to watch the Black as he roams about the field.

He is determined to let nothing separate them.

But, there is more than one person interested in the Black.

Everyone remembers the speed of the Black as he won the race against Sun Raider and Cyclone.

Not long after he and the Black are reunited, Alec decides to run the Black at the nearby park.

He accidentally reveals the Black to a police officer, who later tells reporters of the giant black horse he saw.

Suddenly, Alec’s hopes of keeping the Black’s return from the public go up in smoke.

Now everyone knows, and more than one voice shouts for the Black to run in the race for the fastest horse in the world.

In honor of  Abu Ben Ishak, Alec agrees, but he knows that the race will not be without its challenges.

The last time he had raced the Black in America, it was all that he could do to stay on, much less control the Black.

And this time the Black would not only be racing against the world’s fastest horses, but he will have to race against his own son, Satan!

Book Details

Author: Walter Farley

Publisher: Yearling; Reprint edition(April 14, 1992)

Series: The Black Stallion

Age Range: 10-14

Media Type: Paperback, Kindle

ISBN-10: 0679813462

ISBN-13: 978-0679813460

What to expect: Excitement, Adventure

What I liked about The Black Stallion and Satan:

One of the reasons I liked The Black Stallion and Satan is that the Black is back.

I also like how there is excitement in it.

Like there’s this one part at the end of the book where Alec and the Black are galloping for their lives against a raging forest fire.

The Black Stallion and Satan has many twists and turns. At one moment you think the story is going to be about the Black racing.

Then suddenly, the whole direction changes and now you find out that he’s running from a giant forest fire, among all the other changes that take place.

But despite all the twist and turns, The Black Stallion and Satan has a really nice ending where just about anyone who loves horses wishes this would happen to them.

What I didn’t like about The Black Stallion and Satan:

For me, I kind of wish the Black’s and Alec’s reunion had been a bit more dramatic and awesome.

Like it would have been really cool if the Black had instantly recognized Alec and galloped toward him, and stuck his head against Alec.

The Black Stallion and Satan is not at all that intense or lovingly dramatic in the beginning.

In my opinion, the reunion scene in the book shows the Black as more of a wild and untameable stallion.

While I did imagine the Black as being all of those things and more, I also imagined him with a deep and loyal love for Alec.

With the two of them having an inseparable bond that could never be broken.

While the other Black Stallion books have that, I don’t think this one portrays it in the beginning very well.

Other books you might like:

Book 1: The Black Stallion

Book 2: The Black Stallion Returns

Book 3: Son of the Black Stallion

Book 4: The Island Stallion

Book 6: The Black Stallion’s Blood Bay Colt

The Island Stallion – Book Review

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In this exciting adventure Steve Duncan goes with his friend, Pitch, to explore an uninhabited Island called, Azul Island.

Pitch thinks that they are there to look for lost Spanish relics from the Conquistedor time period.

But Steve is far more interested in the horses that live there than anything else.

Pitch’s brother tells Steve that if he stays there for two weeks he can have his pick of any horse there to keep.

Ever since Steve was a young boy he had dreamed of having a horse of his own.

Dreams of a wild fiery stallion named, Flame, had galloped through his head back then.

But the horses of Azul Island are but poor creatures struggling for survival on the barren waste land.

Steve’s hopes for finding a majestic stallion of his very own are very quickly dashed.

Then, one night as he and Pitch are sleeping in their tent, a shrill scream wakes him up.

There on the towering cliff above them stands a fiery wild stallion.

Is the barren wasteland and cliffs of Azul Island with its poor horses all there is? Or is there more to this Island than meets the eye?

Book Details

Author: Walter Farley

Publisher: Yearling; Reprint edition(March 12, 1980) At Amazon

Series: The Black Stallion

Age Range: 10-13

Media Type: Paperback, Kindle

ISBN-10: 0394843762

ISBN-13: 978-0394843766

What to Expect: Adventure, Excitement, Thrill,

What I liked about The Island Stallion:

I liked the Island Stallion because it is full of adventure and excitement.

Like, there is this one part where Steve and Pitch find some dark and secret tunnels.

But they end up finding a horrible secret within them and in their endever to get out they wind up getting lost in the tunnel’s maze of darkness.

I also like how it’s a series in a series. There are four books with Flame and Steve within the Black Stallion series that I know of.

There are three books with Flame, including this one, and then two books where Flame and the Black Stallion meet.

The books with Flame and the ones with the Black Stallion and Flame are interspersed between the other books in the Black Stallion series.

The first time the Black Stallion and Flame meet is when the Black washes up on the shore of Flame’s Island in The Black Stallion and Flame.(Book 14)

In The Black Stallion Challenged, the Black Stallion meets Flame for the second time in an epic race for the finish line!(Book 15)

That one will be really interesting to read because Walter Farley writes about both horses and both of them are main characters.

Each of them have an amazing amount of speed and stamina as well as a deep love and loyalty to their boys.

So who will exactly win this race?

For me it is kind of conflicting because you kind of want both horses to win.

But that’s not exactly possible, I mean he could have it as a tie, but there’s not really a true winner in a tie.

Although, if there is going to have to be a race between the two, I think that I would prefer a tie to anything else really.

So I guess I will just have to see when I get to that one.

What I didn’t like about The Island Stallion

I didn’t like the end of The Island Stallion quite as much because it kind of felt a bit unresolved in some ways.

At least, to me it did. I mean they have the whole story filled with adventure and finding this beautiful stallion, and then other stuff happens and then the end comes.

It feels as if their should be more to the story but there’s not. At least, not until you get to book 7, The Island Stallion’s Fury.

Other books you might like:

Book 1: The Black Stallion

Book 2: The Black Stallion Returns

Book 3: Son of the Black Stallion

Book 5: The Black Stallion and Satan

Son of the Black Stallion – Book Review

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Son of the Black Stallion is another thrilling tale in the Black Stallion series.

In this book Abu ben Ishak keeps his promise to Alec in giving him the first colt of the Black.  

When Satan arrives, Alec is thrilled to have a horse for his very own again.

Just like his father, Satan is wild and filled with fire.

But he also has an inner raging to kill, that very quickly puts Alec’s love  and determination to the test.

Together with Henry Daily, Alec does his best to earn the love of the majestic son of the Black.

But Satan is determined to fight them. Will Alec be able to earn his trust and train him in time for the Hopeful?

Book Details

Author: Walter Farley

Publisher: Yearling; Anniversary edition,(August 20, 1991) on Amazon

Age Range: 10-13

Series:  Book 3 in The Black Stallion series

Media Type: Paperback and Kindle

ISBN-10: 9780679813446

ISBN-13: 978-0679813446

Character of the Day: 

I think that the character of this one should be Satan. I mean, after all, the book is about him.                                 For most of this book, Satan is this wild fiery creature that can’t be controlled.

Until, that is, Henry breaks him and finally shows him who’s the boss.

He then ends up liking Alec and obeying him. And besides, inheriting his father’s looks, he also inherits his speed as well.

Towards the end of the book, he runs in some major races. And you’ll never guess who shows up at one of them!

What I like about the Son of the Black Stallion:

I think that it was nice that this book was about the Black Stallion’s son.

It was also cool how the author made them so similar. Although he did a good job on making them having differences too.

Like, for instance, Satan is more burlier and not quite as beautiful as the Black.

The author has Satan as a close match when it comes to speed to the Black, but the Black is still the better horse.

I also liked how in the book Alec never gave up on his horse.

He still tried to win his love and be kind to him even after Satan had showed how much he hated him.

The part that Henry played was interesting to read as well.

Even though Alec wouldn’t listen to his advice about getting rid of Satan, he still tried to help win Satan’s heart and obedience for Alec.

He continued to be a good friend even when he didn’t agree with all of Alec’s ideas.

This book is filled with excitement and is definitely a good read.

What I didn’t like about the Son of the Black Stallion:

For me I didn’t really like the idea so much that Alec would have a new horse to love and replace the Black, so to speak.

At this point in the series, you are kind of wondering if he is ever going to see the Black again or will Satan ever love him as the Black did.

Of course, if you keep on reading, everything turns out okay and in the next book he does see the Black again.

Although, I won’t say how he does.

Other books you might like:

Book 1: The Black Stallion

Book 2: The Black Stallion Returns

Book 4: The Island Stallion

The Gammage Cup Book Summary and Novel Review

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“The Gammage Cup” by Carol Kendall is a fictional book about the Minnipins defending themselves against the Mushrooms.   

Walter the Earl, Gummy, Curly Green, Muggles, and Mingy become outcasts from their village when their habits and differences become to much for the others.

As they begin working together building their new home they find out a terrible secret.

Mushrooms, the dreaded enemy of the Minnipins, are in their peaceful valley.

Walter the Earl, Mingy, Gummy, Curly Green, and Muggles work together on warning the villagers and defending the Valley.

Carol Kendall’s “The Gammage Cup” is a remarkable story showing us that differences can be good, listening more is important, and working together is essential.

Book Details                             

Author: Carol Kendall

Publisher: An Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classic Harcourt, Inc.

Age Range: 9-13

Media Type: Paperback and Hardcover

ISBN-10: 015202493x

ISBN-13: 978-0152024932

What to Expect: Adventure, Excitement, Fantasy,

Carol Kendall’s wonderful story shows us that differences can be good and are part of what makes each of us special.

In chapter one, Walter the Earl, Gummy, Muggles, and Curly Green wear different cloaks than the others and do different things than the others but that doesn’t mean they can’t be helpful(P.6,7).

If the villagers had tried to get to know them they would have realized that Walter the Earl knew a lot about their history that they didn’t know.

While Gummy looked like he was lazy all the time, he could work when he put his mind to it.

He made it fun for everyone too.

Each (Oh Them) had something that would contribute to making the village awesome.

Because the villagers looked down on them they finally decided to leave and live by themselves on the edge of the surrounding mountain.

But as they begin building their new home they find out that the Mushrooms have come through the mountains and are getting ready to attack the valley.

Together, Walter the Earl, Gummy, Curly Green, Mingy, and Muggles used their unique talents to help defend and warn the others.

Because they were different from the other Minnipins they were able to save their village.                   

Carol Kendall’s book is a remarkable portrayal of why listening more is important.

Because Muggles listened only to the villagers she didn’t find true friends until she listened to the others.

If the Periods had listened more they would have realized that their museum labels were all messed up and that they didn’t have the whole story about their ancestor, Fooley.

Instead, they stubbornly kept it the same way and looked down even more upon Walter the Earl, Gummy, Curly Green, and Muggles.

If the townspeople had listened they would have been more prepared to fight the Mushrooms and fewer Minnipins would have been hurt.

When the Minnipins in the village finally decided to listen they were able to defeat their enemies.

Finally, Carol Kendall’s book shows us why working together is so essential to life.

In order to survive, Walter the Earl, Gummy, Curly Green, Muggles, and Mingy worked together to build their house and gather food.

If they hadn’t worked so hard, they wouldn’t have had shelter when the Mushrooms attacked them.

Walter the Earl, Mingy, Curly Green, Gummy, and Muggles worked together when they set up a spying system to see how the Mushrooms were getting through the mountains and into their valley.

Because they did that, they were able to rally the villagers before the Mushrooms reached the village.

When the townspeople worked together they were able to defeat the Mushrooms.

Carol Kendall adds so much depth to her story by having these things portrayed in her book.            

In”The Gammage Cup” Carol Kendall shows us that differences can be good, listening more is important, and working together is essential.

By having these things in her book she makes it so much more enjoyable.

“The Gammage Cup” will continue to be popular because it shows continually why these simple truths are so important.

Walter the Earl, Muggles, Gummy, Curly Green, and Mingy’s companionship and care for each other should continue to find themselves in other peoples hearts for generations to come.

Other Books You Might Like:

The Whisper of Glocken(another tale of the Minnipins)

The Outcasts(The BrotherBand Chronicles)

The Black Stallion Returns – Book Review

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In The Black Stallion Returns The Black Stallion’s owner, Abu Ja’ Kub ben Ishak, turns up and takes the Black all the way back to Arabia back to his original herd.

Alec Ramsay is devastated by the loss of his beloved horse until one day when Mr. Volence, owner of Sun Raider, shows up.

Mr. Volence is in search of new stallions to race.

Alec convinces him that Abu ben Ishak would probably have the horses he’s looking for.

Not long afterwards, Mr. Volence heads to Arabia with Alec and Henry to find the great Abu ben Ishak and the Black.

But along the way their guide is murdered by a mysterious killer.

Mr. Volence, Henry, Alec, and Raj, their interpreter, are left stranded in the great desert with no food, little water, and one camel.

Together, in one last attempt to survive they head towards the mountains.

They reach the mountains just barely in time.

There they meet a young chieftain and his men riding majestic Arabian stallions, who show them the way to Abu ben Ishak’s tribe.

Walter Farley continues to thrill readers in this amazing tale of a boy’s love and endurance to find the horse of his dreams.

Book Details

When I bought my book I just got a used copy, so my cover is different than the most recent edition.

Author: Walter Farley

Publisher: Yearling; Anniversary edition( August 20, 1991){At Amazon}

Series: Book 2 of The Black Stallion

Age Range: 11-13

Media Type: Kindle, Paperback,

ISBN-10; 0679813446

ISBN-13; 978-0679813446

 What to Expect: Adventure, Thrill, Excitement, Danger, Hardship and Some Violence;

Character of the Day:

I think that the character of the day for this one is Alec.

When Abu Ja’ Kub ben Ishak takes the Black back to Arabia, Alec doesn’t give up.

Instead, he finds a way to see his beloved horse again.

Then, just after he arrived to Abu Ishak’s home to see the Black again, the Black is kidnapped.

While Abu Ishak is preparing his men for battle for the Black, Alec and Raj find out a terrible secret, which puts the Black and Alec in grave danger.

Only their friends can save them but will they get there in time?

What I liked about”The Black Stallion Returns”

I liked”The Black Stallion Returns” because it has lots of adventure and it also has some mystery.

One of my favorite parts is when Alec and Raj are spying on these Arabian guys and end up finding out where the Black is.

I also liked some other pretty cool things which I won’t tell so as not to spoil the book for you.

What I didn’t like about”The Black Stallion Returns” 

One of the things I didn’t like about”The Black Stallion Returns” is that the real excitement and adventure didn’t start until after I had reached the middle of the book.

Of course it’s not that big of a book.

Other Books You Might Enjoy:

      Book 1: The Black Stallion

      Book 3: Son of the Black Stallion

      Book 4: The Island Stallion