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It began with dreams - dreams of a mysterious flying horse that took Jessica high above the trees. The dreams felt so real, she was almost sure that they were.
And then she and her friend Jack found an old tapestry in an abandoned farmhouse. The hose on the tapestry matched Jessica's dream-horse - and when she learned his name, Gabdon, both she and Jack were thrust headlong into another time and land from which they could only hope to find their way home.
And then she and her friend Jack found an old tapestry in an abandoned farmhouse. The hose on the tapestry matched Jessica's dream-horse - and when she learned his name, Gabdon, both she and Jack were thrust headlong into another time and land from which they could only hope to find their way home.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
About the author
Marilyn Singer
164 books103 followersMarilyn Singer was born in the Bronx (New York City) on October 3, 1948 and lived most of her early life in N. Massapequa (Long Island), NY. She attended Queens College, City University of New York, and for her junior year, Reading University, England. She holds a B.A. in English from Queens and an M.A. in Communications from New York University.
In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several years, she began to write - initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides and film strips. Then, one day, when she was sitting in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, she penned a story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up when she was eight. Encouraged by the responses she got, she wrote more stories and in 1976 her first book, The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't, was published by E.P.Dutton & Co.
Since then, Marilyn has published over seventy books for children and young adults. Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels, fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry. She likes writing many different kinds of books because it's challenging and it keeps her from getting bored. She has won several Children's Choice and Parents' Choice Awards, as well as the following: the Creature Carnival, Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book, 2005; I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion, New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen Age," 2001; Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2000 (YALSA); On the Same Day in March, Booklist's Top Ten Science Books of 2000; NCSS-CBC Notable Book, 2000; Deal with a Ghost, finalist, YA category, Edgar Award, 1998; It Can't Hurt Forever, Maud Hart Lovelace Award, 1983; The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 1983; Turtle in July, NCTE Notable, N.Y.Times Best Illustrated and Time Magazine Best Children's Books of 1989; Turtle in July was also a Reading Rainbow review book.
Marilyn currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Steve; their standard poodle Oggi, a cousin of their beloved and recently departed poodle Easy, seen in the home page photo; a cat named August ; two collared doves named Jubilee and Holiday; and a starling named Darling. Her interests include dog training, reading, hiking, bird-watching, gardening, meditation, playing computer adventure games and going to the movies and the theatre. She's also a major Star Trek fan.
In 1974, after teaching English in New York City high schools for several years, she began to write - initially film notes, catalogues, teacher's guides and film strips. Then, one day, when she was sitting in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, she penned a story featuring talking insect characters she'd made up when she was eight. Encouraged by the responses she got, she wrote more stories and in 1976 her first book, The Dog Who Insisted He Wasn't, was published by E.P.Dutton & Co.
Since then, Marilyn has published over seventy books for children and young adults. Her genres are many and varied, including realistic novels, fantasies, non-fiction, fairy tales, picture books, mysteries and poetry. She likes writing many different kinds of books because it's challenging and it keeps her from getting bored. She has won several Children's Choice and Parents' Choice Awards, as well as the following: the Creature Carnival, Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book, 2005; I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion, New York Public Library's "Best Books for the Teen Age," 2001; Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2000 (YALSA); On the Same Day in March, Booklist's Top Ten Science Books of 2000; NCSS-CBC Notable Book, 2000; Deal with a Ghost, finalist, YA category, Edgar Award, 1998; It Can't Hurt Forever, Maud Hart Lovelace Award, 1983; The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 1983; Turtle in July, NCTE Notable, N.Y.Times Best Illustrated and Time Magazine Best Children's Books of 1989; Turtle in July was also a Reading Rainbow review book.
Marilyn currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband Steve; their standard poodle Oggi, a cousin of their beloved and recently departed poodle Easy, seen in the home page photo; a cat named August ; two collared doves named Jubilee and Holiday; and a starling named Darling. Her interests include dog training, reading, hiking, bird-watching, gardening, meditation, playing computer adventure games and going to the movies and the theatre. She's also a major Star Trek fan.
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August 11, 2012
I read this book many years ago, when I was in the 7th grade. I loved it back then and I still love it. It was a very hard book to buy after all these years, but I found it on Amazon. It is a very good book, and was well written. It was an easy read even for a 7th grader. I would recommend this book to those who love adventure and love!
October 25, 2021
Oh my gosh, a guilty-pleasure read from high school.
If your teen needs flying Arabian horses, an outlet for teenage angst, and a escapism, this will do the trick!
If your teen needs flying Arabian horses, an outlet for teenage angst, and a escapism, this will do the trick!
July 22, 2018
Well, this was only a fair story. It wasn't bad, but a little oversimplified even considering the age level for which it was written. Not bad at all, but not great either.
September 27, 2021
I had read this as and child and now as an adult it holds up. Will continue to be a treasured classic for me.
October 13, 2007
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April 21, 2008
for girls who fight with their moms. haha
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October 20, 2018I read this many, many years ago and all I could remember about it was a horse on a tapestry who took a girl and her motorcycle-riding boyfriend to another world where she had to pretend to be a belly dancer so she could kill the Red Queen. I've been trying to find it for ages and when I finally do, it has the exact same cover! I can't wait to find it so I can read it again!
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