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The Ghost Stallion
I didn't have no hope of seeing the ghost stallion but I looked anyway. 'Course he wasn't really a ghost. He was flesh and bone, with blood running through him so wild that nobody tried to break him.
Since Ma ran off, Pa doesn't pay much attention to Mary Elizabeth. Maybe it's because she doesn't look anything like Pa, with her long black hair and brown eyes. Or maybe it's because of something that happened a long time ago--before Mary Elizabeth was born. Either way, she plans to run away and be free--just like her ma, and just like the mysterious ghost stallion she watches for every night. But then a stranger comes to town, and Mary Elizabeth finds that nothing is what it seems to be.
This beautifully crafted novel explores a young girl's struggle to find the truth behind her past and the courage to save her crumbling family. In lyrical prose, Laura E. Williams paints an intimate portrait of a daughter desperately trying to find a place for herself in her father's damaged heart.
Since Ma ran off, Pa doesn't pay much attention to Mary Elizabeth. Maybe it's because she doesn't look anything like Pa, with her long black hair and brown eyes. Or maybe it's because of something that happened a long time ago--before Mary Elizabeth was born. Either way, she plans to run away and be free--just like her ma, and just like the mysterious ghost stallion she watches for every night. But then a stranger comes to town, and Mary Elizabeth finds that nothing is what it seems to be.
This beautifully crafted novel explores a young girl's struggle to find the truth behind her past and the courage to save her crumbling family. In lyrical prose, Laura E. Williams paints an intimate portrait of a daughter desperately trying to find a place for herself in her father's damaged heart.
- GenresHorses
112 pages, Hardcover
First published September 15, 1999
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Laura E. Williams
49 books24 followersLaura E. Williams is the author of Up a Creek and Behind the Bedroom Wall, which was named a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book. She lives in West Hartford, Connecticut.
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August 15, 2015
This was a fast paced read. It follows a girl who loves the wild Mustang stallion that runs free near her family farm. She loves the freedom the stallion has and wishes that she could attain that freedom.
The story was fairly interesting and I enjoyed the main character. She had a complicated relationship with her family (there was some mystery surrounding her mother that answered a lot of questions later on in the story). A stranger comes to town, refusing to give his name, and Mary immediately identifies with him, wanting the freedom she believes he has.
While the story was fairly interesting and fast paced it wasn't an excellent read and still left me with a lot of questions. The writing was enjoyable and flowed well. Overall it was an alright horsey read.
The story was fairly interesting and I enjoyed the main character. She had a complicated relationship with her family (there was some mystery surrounding her mother that answered a lot of questions later on in the story). A stranger comes to town, refusing to give his name, and Mary immediately identifies with him, wanting the freedom she believes he has.
While the story was fairly interesting and fast paced it wasn't an excellent read and still left me with a lot of questions. The writing was enjoyable and flowed well. Overall it was an alright horsey read.
November 20, 2014
This book was amazing , there were lots of shocking suprises,it had a lot of love in it.
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