The Snow Pony

Informationen zum Autor Australian author Alison Lester is perhaps best known for her picture books. However, she captivated her audience with her first novel, The Quicksand Pony . In a starred review, School Library Journal called it “a gripping adventure story, a tale of survival, an engaging mystery, a touching animal story, and a family saga.” Klappentext Three years of drought have reduced the Rileys' farm to a dirt patch and strained the family to the breaking point. Dusty's only consolation is her wild and beautiful horse, the Snow Pony. Together they seem unstoppable. But when sudden violence erupts during a trip up to the mountains, Dusty and her horse find themselves tested as never before. Zusammenfassung Three years of drought have reduced the Rileys’ farm to a dirt patch and strained the family to the breaking point. Dusty’s only consolation is her wild and beautiful horse, the Snow Pony. Together they seem unstoppable. But when sudden violence erupts during a trip up to the mountains, Dusty and her horse find themselves tested as never before.

Product details

• Authors: Alison Lester
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.2006
• EAN: 9780618771257
• ISBN: 978-0-618-77125-7
• No. of pages: 194
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 133 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Adventure, activity stories, entertainment; JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Farm Animals, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Pets, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Stepfamilies, JUVENILE FICTION: People & Places / Australia & Oceania, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Marriage & Divorce, JUVENILE FICTION: Animals / Horses, JUVENILE FICTION: Places / Australia & Oceania