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My Little Brony: An Unofficial Novel about Finding the Magic of Friendship
Drew Morris doesn’t just feel like an outsider in his football-crazed Texas town-he actually is. He sucks at sports, even though his dad is the high school football coach. And his supposed “teen growth spurt” has yet to be seen, so he’s sure his freshman year will be filled with seniors stuffing him in lockers.However, Drew is spared from the bullying he expects. Instead, a girl named Skye-who constantly dons horse ears and talks about My Little Pony-becomes everyone’s target. Drew feels bad for her, but he’s not about to stand up and take her place. At least not until he discovers what these My Little Ponies are all about.Babysitting his younger sister one night, Drew is forced to watch My Little Friendship Is Magic. Much to his surprise, he finds himself actually paying attention to the show . . . and maybe even wanting to watch another episode after his sister is in bed. As school drags on, lonely and boring, he keeps sneaking episodes on his tablet until he has watched every single one. Not only that, but he’s even started drawing the ponies in his spare time. He knows if anyone finds out how much he likes the show, he’ll be a dead man walking like Skye.As it becomes harder to keep his secret while he has to watch Skye get bullied for the one thing that has made him happy all year, Drew faces some important choices. Read about Drew’s search for friends and self-acceptance in My Little Brony.Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers-picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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First published May 26, 2015
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August 30, 2015
This is a SPOILER FREE review, but even if I did include spoilers it shouldn't matter because this is one of the crappiest books available and you shouldn't ever read it. Ever.
What was this book? Really, what the hell was this? Usually my best friend and I purposefully go out of our way to find horrible books to read aloud to each other and laugh about, but this one was so bad that it wasn't even funny, it just made us question the standards of the publishing world. Seriously, this was worse than Model Land by Tyra Banks. Let that sink into your pores. MY LITTLE BRONY WAS LESS ENTERTAINING THAN MODEL LAND.
Honestly, this book is going to date itself very quickly. My Little Pony, while it's something I enjoy, is a fad, one that even now is not as popular as it once was, so My Little Brony has a seriously short shelf life. It makes me wonder why the publishers picked up a book with such little longevity.
Now onto the overall content; if I had to sum up My Little Brony in one word it would be "bland".
It was just so plodding. Stuff happened in it, but the stakes were very low. I felt absolutely no connection with the main character, Drew, who described himself at one point that he looked like he belonged in a boyband, but everyone just HATES HIM and beats him up all the time.
The supporting character, Skye, gave me second hand embarrassment throughout the entire book. She was just so inappropriate, and at the beginning very mean. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be insensitive, but if you go to school wearing only pony related clothing AND THEN ARE RUDE TO EVERYONE YOU MEET you are going to be in for a very rough high school experience. You can certainly get through high school dressing differently and come out unscathed, heck we had kids who wore elements of their fur suits to school every day and were just fine, but if you are unlikeable then people will dislike you. Shocking. I found it very difficult to believe her 180 personality switch once Drew befriended her.
The other character that just hurt my brain to read was Drew's father, Scott. Scott is a character so one dimensional and elementary in his characterization that it just made me want to throw the book out of the window. He's just so cliche that it's actually painful to read his scenes.
The biggest sin this book committed though was not the boring plot line or the parade of uninteresting characters, but the fact that it compared the experience of being a Brony to the persecution of "coming out" of the closet.
Really, book? Really? The way the characters acted in this you'd think it was 1954 and that Drew was the first African American student at an all white school. I personally felt insulted by this magnitude of victimization that was pushed onto Drew and I don't feel that I'm overreacting here. He really wasn't behaving outrageously, and by simply stating that he enjoyed My Little Pony he wasn't breaking some strict taboo. I feel like the reactions were really unfitting for the situation, like sending a person to death row if they asked for a water cup at a restaurant and then, instead, poured themselves soda.
And don't even get me started on the anticlimactic ending. With just thirty pages to go my friend and I were taking bets on if it would be open-ended or have a sequel, because there seemed like no way it could be resolved in such a short amount of pages. And guess what? It wasn't! The ending was extremely cheesy and left TONNES of loose ends. It was kind of like the author just gave up and was like "you know what, let's just finish this. Add cheesy closing sentence.....here!".
When my friend read to me the final page we were both just left like:
What was the point of this book? Was it supposed to teach me something? Was I supposed to feel a certain way? Because I finished the 272 book with about the same attachment I felt towards my rickety chair from second grade.
If I was asked if I would like to read this book ever again I would politely say:
I rate it one star. I'd rate it .05 stars if I could, and I'd only give it that much because there were at least no typos.
TLDR: You'd be better off reading the back of a My Little Pony shampoo bottle than this.
What was this book? Really, what the hell was this? Usually my best friend and I purposefully go out of our way to find horrible books to read aloud to each other and laugh about, but this one was so bad that it wasn't even funny, it just made us question the standards of the publishing world. Seriously, this was worse than Model Land by Tyra Banks. Let that sink into your pores. MY LITTLE BRONY WAS LESS ENTERTAINING THAN MODEL LAND.
Honestly, this book is going to date itself very quickly. My Little Pony, while it's something I enjoy, is a fad, one that even now is not as popular as it once was, so My Little Brony has a seriously short shelf life. It makes me wonder why the publishers picked up a book with such little longevity.
Now onto the overall content; if I had to sum up My Little Brony in one word it would be "bland".
It was just so plodding. Stuff happened in it, but the stakes were very low. I felt absolutely no connection with the main character, Drew, who described himself at one point that he looked like he belonged in a boyband, but everyone just HATES HIM and beats him up all the time.
The supporting character, Skye, gave me second hand embarrassment throughout the entire book. She was just so inappropriate, and at the beginning very mean. I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be insensitive, but if you go to school wearing only pony related clothing AND THEN ARE RUDE TO EVERYONE YOU MEET you are going to be in for a very rough high school experience. You can certainly get through high school dressing differently and come out unscathed, heck we had kids who wore elements of their fur suits to school every day and were just fine, but if you are unlikeable then people will dislike you. Shocking. I found it very difficult to believe her 180 personality switch once Drew befriended her.
The other character that just hurt my brain to read was Drew's father, Scott. Scott is a character so one dimensional and elementary in his characterization that it just made me want to throw the book out of the window. He's just so cliche that it's actually painful to read his scenes.
The biggest sin this book committed though was not the boring plot line or the parade of uninteresting characters, but the fact that it compared the experience of being a Brony to the persecution of "coming out" of the closet.
Really, book? Really? The way the characters acted in this you'd think it was 1954 and that Drew was the first African American student at an all white school. I personally felt insulted by this magnitude of victimization that was pushed onto Drew and I don't feel that I'm overreacting here. He really wasn't behaving outrageously, and by simply stating that he enjoyed My Little Pony he wasn't breaking some strict taboo. I feel like the reactions were really unfitting for the situation, like sending a person to death row if they asked for a water cup at a restaurant and then, instead, poured themselves soda.
And don't even get me started on the anticlimactic ending. With just thirty pages to go my friend and I were taking bets on if it would be open-ended or have a sequel, because there seemed like no way it could be resolved in such a short amount of pages. And guess what? It wasn't! The ending was extremely cheesy and left TONNES of loose ends. It was kind of like the author just gave up and was like "you know what, let's just finish this. Add cheesy closing sentence.....here!".
When my friend read to me the final page we were both just left like:
What was the point of this book? Was it supposed to teach me something? Was I supposed to feel a certain way? Because I finished the 272 book with about the same attachment I felt towards my rickety chair from second grade.
If I was asked if I would like to read this book ever again I would politely say:
I rate it one star. I'd rate it .05 stars if I could, and I'd only give it that much because there were at least no typos.
TLDR: You'd be better off reading the back of a My Little Pony shampoo bottle than this.
August 30, 2015
I was so unimpressed with this book.
When MLP first came out, I was very much on board, and I do think the show (at least as much as I've seen) was very good, but I seriously want these hours of my life back.
Let me see if I can form my thoughts into something more coherent than the vomit-gurgling rage this book incites in me.
Problem 1: If you've ever been interested in books about teens coming to terms with their sexuality in a society that can be very harsh on homosexuals, bisexuals, or trans-gendered people, BUT you would rather it be about something less serious than all that, then this is your book. The number of times the struggles of bronies were indirectly compared to the struggles of people who have been historically harassed, abused, or even kissed, was off the chart. There were times when I felt like the author took a book about being a gay teen, erased all of the bits about sexuality and just copy-pasted PONIES in. It was offensive at times, if I'm going to be completely honest.
Problem 2: The over-glorification of the show and the fandom. I don't want to come across as someone who hates people for liking a show, but I feel like the book intentionally avoids talking about the sort of bronies that most of us think of when we hear the word. And when they weren't avoiding talking about them, they were making them out to be much better and kinder than most of them probably are. It felt like a giant bronie circle jerk (if you'll pardon the imagery.)
Problem 3: The characters' reactions. The way that most of the characters reacted to the news that any of the other characters liked the show was ridiculous. You would have thought they were admitting to liking puppy snuff films. There was appall and disgust over something that in the grand scheme of things is a very trivial issue. Would a character like Skye get harassed at school? Probably. But would it be because of the fact that she likes the show? No. It would be because she ran around in pony ears and stood out. That's the sort of thing that kids pick up on. So would she be teased, probably. But the author had literally EVERY single other student on the other side of this line. Not in an indifferent middle ground. They were firmly AGAINST it. And of course, not a single teacher noticed until one of the "climaxes." There were so many times I wanted to just throw this book and shout "This isn't how things work!"
Problem 4: Nothing really happened. On a technical level, the story had no real direction or rise and fall. It had a few small side plots that I suppose were resolved, and at the end the MC had a general direction that he was headed. But nothing was really FIXED. He had some friends, but the teasing was going to continue at school. His dad turned a blind eye, but was still a complete asshole. His relationship with his sister was better, and he did help his friends mend their relationship. But what was the pay out? There was none. I have no idea what I was supposed to take away from this book. At the very least it should have run with the half-assed "friendship is magic" theme. I would have taken a corny, "and then the show mended their hearts and they all lived happily ever after." But there wasn't even that. It was just "okay, I have some friends now, I guess I'll quietly make it through high school now.
I just...
dont
understand!
What was the point of this!?
In the end, it would make little sense to people who haven't watched the show, and it has no real pay out for people who have. I don't know what this book is doing, but I suggest you steer clear.
When MLP first came out, I was very much on board, and I do think the show (at least as much as I've seen) was very good, but I seriously want these hours of my life back.
Let me see if I can form my thoughts into something more coherent than the vomit-gurgling rage this book incites in me.
Problem 1: If you've ever been interested in books about teens coming to terms with their sexuality in a society that can be very harsh on homosexuals, bisexuals, or trans-gendered people, BUT you would rather it be about something less serious than all that, then this is your book. The number of times the struggles of bronies were indirectly compared to the struggles of people who have been historically harassed, abused, or even kissed, was off the chart. There were times when I felt like the author took a book about being a gay teen, erased all of the bits about sexuality and just copy-pasted PONIES in. It was offensive at times, if I'm going to be completely honest.
Problem 2: The over-glorification of the show and the fandom. I don't want to come across as someone who hates people for liking a show, but I feel like the book intentionally avoids talking about the sort of bronies that most of us think of when we hear the word. And when they weren't avoiding talking about them, they were making them out to be much better and kinder than most of them probably are. It felt like a giant bronie circle jerk (if you'll pardon the imagery.)
Problem 3: The characters' reactions. The way that most of the characters reacted to the news that any of the other characters liked the show was ridiculous. You would have thought they were admitting to liking puppy snuff films. There was appall and disgust over something that in the grand scheme of things is a very trivial issue. Would a character like Skye get harassed at school? Probably. But would it be because of the fact that she likes the show? No. It would be because she ran around in pony ears and stood out. That's the sort of thing that kids pick up on. So would she be teased, probably. But the author had literally EVERY single other student on the other side of this line. Not in an indifferent middle ground. They were firmly AGAINST it. And of course, not a single teacher noticed until one of the "climaxes." There were so many times I wanted to just throw this book and shout "This isn't how things work!"
Problem 4: Nothing really happened. On a technical level, the story had no real direction or rise and fall. It had a few small side plots that I suppose were resolved, and at the end the MC had a general direction that he was headed. But nothing was really FIXED. He had some friends, but the teasing was going to continue at school. His dad turned a blind eye, but was still a complete asshole. His relationship with his sister was better, and he did help his friends mend their relationship. But what was the pay out? There was none. I have no idea what I was supposed to take away from this book. At the very least it should have run with the half-assed "friendship is magic" theme. I would have taken a corny, "and then the show mended their hearts and they all lived happily ever after." But there wasn't even that. It was just "okay, I have some friends now, I guess I'll quietly make it through high school now.
I just...
dont
understand!
What was the point of this!?
In the end, it would make little sense to people who haven't watched the show, and it has no real pay out for people who have. I don't know what this book is doing, but I suggest you steer clear.
February 10, 2016
This was handed to me by one of my tween patrons who was vibrating with delight as she hugged it. She had come back to the library multiple times to hunt me down and tell me about it, and in the meantime had read it twice. Also... it's apparently inspired her to take a class on masculinity? So any flaws of the book aside, I would say that looks like success and the author can feel proud.
And to be honest? It was a didactic, saccharine, highly predictable story of bullying and acceptance. Except that unlike Wonder (Palacio) or Out of my Mind, it didn't use a marginalized, flat main character as a symbol/catalyst for the other characters' growth. Which makes it a lot less problematic, imo. This particular type of explicitly teachy realistic fiction really speaks to a lot of the 4th-7th graders I know. It allows a safe, gentle space to question and contextualize misogyny and gender norms, but in a much less fraught way than a book where the mc is queer/trans or dealing with oppressions more normalized and common than bronies. It gently nudges.
His plunge into maniacal MLP fandom is definitely over the top, but I'll give it a pass when weighed against the rest of the story.
So... honestly, I'd rec to kids and tweens experiencing that self-exploration / morally righteous phase that lets them love books where the ethos is clear.
And to be honest? It was a didactic, saccharine, highly predictable story of bullying and acceptance. Except that unlike Wonder (Palacio) or Out of my Mind, it didn't use a marginalized, flat main character as a symbol/catalyst for the other characters' growth. Which makes it a lot less problematic, imo. This particular type of explicitly teachy realistic fiction really speaks to a lot of the 4th-7th graders I know. It allows a safe, gentle space to question and contextualize misogyny and gender norms, but in a much less fraught way than a book where the mc is queer/trans or dealing with oppressions more normalized and common than bronies. It gently nudges.
His plunge into maniacal MLP fandom is definitely over the top, but I'll give it a pass when weighed against the rest of the story.
So... honestly, I'd rec to kids and tweens experiencing that self-exploration / morally righteous phase that lets them love books where the ethos is clear.
February 8, 2016
Imagine, in twenty or so years, coming upon this "book." You would laugh for days. Something as idiotic as the Brony fandom doesn't seem like it could actually happen. Unfortunately, it actually exists for the time being, and this book about how an imbecile attempts to find acceptance for liking a preschool show is simply ridiculous. The cover shows an ugly, slightly overweight teenager - what most Bronies are, or wish they were (I have to be serious, the Brony on this book's cover is far better-looking than some of the repulsive Bronies I've seen). The book as a whole makes me sick to my stomach. Please, if any Bronies here are capable of reading, think about what you've done to your lives over a preschool show on a poorly-received network.
December 22, 2022
Drew, who is an outcast because he doesn't like football, discovers to his amazement that he loves My Little Pony.
This is fanfiction writ large and it's delightful, feel-good fanfiction. Drew gains friends and discovers a passion for art. His friends support one another and stick up for one another. His dad, who is an absolute jerk bordering on abusive, gets set back a notch. I have never watched an episode of My Little Pony but I can relate to the nerd/fan aspects and I really enjoyed this book.
This is fanfiction writ large and it's delightful, feel-good fanfiction. Drew gains friends and discovers a passion for art. His friends support one another and stick up for one another. His dad, who is an absolute jerk bordering on abusive, gets set back a notch. I have never watched an episode of My Little Pony but I can relate to the nerd/fan aspects and I really enjoyed this book.
March 12, 2025
4.5 Stars
I saw this in a used book store and just had to buy it. I had no idea what to expect quality-wise, but it's quite well-written, in my opinion.
I enjoyed the characters, the plot, the pacing, and the writing itself. I was always engaged and eager to read what happened next. The characters all felt realistic, as did their arcs. While this book is about My Little Pony, it's more about finding yourself and learning to be a better person, as well as learning how to pursue your passions.
The blatant pony references was a little jarring at first (maybe because it's in a physical published form rather than fanfiction online?), but it feels more natural as the story goes on. I love how episodes and lessons from the show were used to further Drew's character arc as well as help him better understand situations.
This book was a lot of fun, but it also had plenty of tension and drama to keep the stakes high. I especially liked how the ending was handled, of not all the issues being solved, but it being done in a realistic manner. I wish there was a sequel to this book, as I would love to continue to follow Drew, Emma, and Skye. I especially want to see Emma tackle her own problems. Which, that shows how much I enjoyed this book, that I want more of it.
I kind of wish things had gone a different route with Drew's parents, but I won't say much on that for spoilers. But I can't see everything being fixed with how things have been left. That's not really a criticism on this book, as the story doesn't go that far into the future.
Overall, this is a great book. The writing is engaging, and I enjoyed the characters and their arcs. It would be an enjoyable book even without ponies, but it being MLP fanfiction makes it 20% cooler. :P (Couldn't help myself.) I loved how everything unfolded and how natural it all felt. The ending was satisfying while leaving me wanting more.
I saw this in a used book store and just had to buy it. I had no idea what to expect quality-wise, but it's quite well-written, in my opinion.
I enjoyed the characters, the plot, the pacing, and the writing itself. I was always engaged and eager to read what happened next. The characters all felt realistic, as did their arcs. While this book is about My Little Pony, it's more about finding yourself and learning to be a better person, as well as learning how to pursue your passions.
The blatant pony references was a little jarring at first (maybe because it's in a physical published form rather than fanfiction online?), but it feels more natural as the story goes on. I love how episodes and lessons from the show were used to further Drew's character arc as well as help him better understand situations.
This book was a lot of fun, but it also had plenty of tension and drama to keep the stakes high. I especially liked how the ending was handled, of not all the issues being solved, but it being done in a realistic manner. I wish there was a sequel to this book, as I would love to continue to follow Drew, Emma, and Skye. I especially want to see Emma tackle her own problems. Which, that shows how much I enjoyed this book, that I want more of it.
I kind of wish things had gone a different route with Drew's parents, but I won't say much on that for spoilers. But I can't see everything being fixed with how things have been left. That's not really a criticism on this book, as the story doesn't go that far into the future.
Overall, this is a great book. The writing is engaging, and I enjoyed the characters and their arcs. It would be an enjoyable book even without ponies, but it being MLP fanfiction makes it 20% cooler. :P (Couldn't help myself.) I loved how everything unfolded and how natural it all felt. The ending was satisfying while leaving me wanting more.
June 8, 2021
This was a good book for reading in middle school, which is when I bought it. It still stands to be good, although some topics in the book, reflecting as an adult, should have been handled differently. Such as an abusive dad "finding his place" back in the family shouldn't have happened. At least not in my opinion. Other than that it was good. Definitely a one time, light read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 6, 2020
I read this a while ago (when I was obsessed with MLP) and this is definitely one of my guilty pleasures. I think I liked it more for personal reasons than the book actually being good.
November 18, 2015
I have to say that I really enjoyed this book even thought it was a little hard to get into at first.
While the story isn't spectacular and there are moments when certain scenes feel forced, the overall story is very sweet and even had me laughing in a few places.
The main character, Drew, starts off being a shy guy who just got transferred to his father's high school to avoid the bullies at his old school. His father is the football coach in the small Texas town. As the story goes on, Drew's character develops and grows in such a way that you can't help but be drawn in.
As a fan of My Little Pony myself, I liked how Drew was able to take the message of the show and find a way to apply it to his own life and stand by how he felt about the show when he confesses to liking it. I liked how it helped him grow as a person and discover who he really was.
I also liked many of the supporting characters, like Skye and Quincy. I even liked Drew's younger sister, Holly, even though it felt at times that she was younger than the 8 years old the story said she was.
My major issue with this is that Drew is able to show a few people the show, or they watch it themselves to try and find out what the big thing about it is, and all of them state that they understand why he likes the show. While I love the idea that everyone would find value in this show, the fact is that not everyone would see the same things that Drew saw when he watched it. Some people would still not like the show even after watching a few episodes. I felt that in that respect the story did kinda force the writer's love of the show onto the reader giving the impression that everyone would find something to enjoy about the show if they just gave it a chance when in reality not everyone would.
Overall I found the story to be a sweet one even if some of the moments within it were exaggerated a bit. I would read this again, just to enjoy watching the change in Drew as he goes on this journey and found something he loved to do despite the problems he had to face.
While the story isn't spectacular and there are moments when certain scenes feel forced, the overall story is very sweet and even had me laughing in a few places.
The main character, Drew, starts off being a shy guy who just got transferred to his father's high school to avoid the bullies at his old school. His father is the football coach in the small Texas town. As the story goes on, Drew's character develops and grows in such a way that you can't help but be drawn in.
As a fan of My Little Pony myself, I liked how Drew was able to take the message of the show and find a way to apply it to his own life and stand by how he felt about the show when he confesses to liking it. I liked how it helped him grow as a person and discover who he really was.
I also liked many of the supporting characters, like Skye and Quincy. I even liked Drew's younger sister, Holly, even though it felt at times that she was younger than the 8 years old the story said she was.
My major issue with this is that Drew is able to show a few people the show, or they watch it themselves to try and find out what the big thing about it is, and all of them state that they understand why he likes the show. While I love the idea that everyone would find value in this show, the fact is that not everyone would see the same things that Drew saw when he watched it. Some people would still not like the show even after watching a few episodes. I felt that in that respect the story did kinda force the writer's love of the show onto the reader giving the impression that everyone would find something to enjoy about the show if they just gave it a chance when in reality not everyone would.
Overall I found the story to be a sweet one even if some of the moments within it were exaggerated a bit. I would read this again, just to enjoy watching the change in Drew as he goes on this journey and found something he loved to do despite the problems he had to face.
August 3, 2020
Book Theme Song: Tell Me by BlackGryphon
So this book reads like a love letter to the Brony fandom. And yes I am a huge Pegasister.
This book did a lot of things right: Crew's relationship with his little sister is heartwarming. I enjoyed seeing him apply friendship lessons to real life.
However, I think the book ended too soon. I like open ended endings but this one left too many unanswered questions. What about Emma? What about the consequences of some of Drews decisions? What about the obvious domestic abuse?
Also, Crew's dad is a bit one dimensional. He seems like a stereotypical abusive dad and Brony hater. And does every student have to be an asshole? I went to one of the worst schools in my state and it wasn't as bad as that school!
I criticized this book a lot, but I did enjoy it. it's a nice quick read that will remind bronies of when they first joined the fandom. and now I have the urge to rewatch MLP.
So this book reads like a love letter to the Brony fandom. And yes I am a huge Pegasister.
This book did a lot of things right: Crew's relationship with his little sister is heartwarming. I enjoyed seeing him apply friendship lessons to real life.
However, I think the book ended too soon. I like open ended endings but this one left too many unanswered questions. What about Emma? What about the consequences of some of Drews decisions? What about the obvious domestic abuse?
Also, Crew's dad is a bit one dimensional. He seems like a stereotypical abusive dad and Brony hater. And does every student have to be an asshole? I went to one of the worst schools in my state and it wasn't as bad as that school!
I criticized this book a lot, but I did enjoy it. it's a nice quick read that will remind bronies of when they first joined the fandom. and now I have the urge to rewatch MLP.
May 27, 2015
This is a great book that reads much like a YA Contemporary.
Each of my girls have loved My Little Pony and I remember buying lots of Ponies in the 80's for my older girls and then again in the late 90's for my youngest daughter. Lots of great memories. I really loved this book!!
From Wikipedia:
Following the original My Pretty Pony toy, introduced in 1981, My Little Pony was launched in 1983 and the line became popular during the 1980s. The original toy line ran from 1983 to 1995 (1992 in the US), and inspired animated specials, an animated feature-length film, and four animated television series.
Each of my girls have loved My Little Pony and I remember buying lots of Ponies in the 80's for my older girls and then again in the late 90's for my youngest daughter. Lots of great memories. I really loved this book!!
From Wikipedia:
Following the original My Pretty Pony toy, introduced in 1981, My Little Pony was launched in 1983 and the line became popular during the 1980s. The original toy line ran from 1983 to 1995 (1992 in the US), and inspired animated specials, an animated feature-length film, and four animated television series.
February 29, 2016
I am a fan of MLP and I was very happy that the author knew their MLP stuff. I was also impressed that they did not take the route where magically this show made the protagonist cool and everyone just stopped picking on him. The story was believable. As a person who found my best friend in the world because of a mutual love for a TV show that wasn't necessarily deemed "cool" I could relate to these kids. And 13 years later I still have that I breakable bond forged from the secret love of a nerdy show that I was too afraid to admit I watched until this girl is known for a good portion of my life had the passion and conviction to not be ashamed of her love of the show.
June 19, 2015
Here is an excerpt from my review: "This is my kind of novel for kids. The teenage characters aren't engaging in underage drinking, drug use, or sex. There's a romantic interest but it's a very minor subplot and doesn't define the whole story.
This novel tells MY truth as a teenager!!! (Except instead of liking My Little Pony, it was Star Wars, Spice Girls, BSB, and The Lord of the Rings.)"
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This novel tells MY truth as a teenager!!! (Except instead of liking My Little Pony, it was Star Wars, Spice Girls, BSB, and The Lord of the Rings.)"
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December 16, 2015
I love this book! I read this book in less than a day. I'm a huge MLP: Friendship is Magic fan and I had so much empathy with Drew. Like him, I was bullied in school and had trouble making friends. I'm a proud Pegasista and I'm not ashamed of it. Life is too short for me to disclose who I am for everyone's satisfaction. I want this book and the series to inspire everyone, no matter their age, to be who they are.
August 5, 2015
Just wonderful!
Want to read
June 3, 2015Well today I learned that this is a thing.
I must read it.
I must read it.
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