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July 04, 2008
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| A Horse to Remember by Juliana Hutchings | Reviewed by Wanda Maynard |  | Publisher: Raven Publishing, inc.
http://www.ravenpublishing.net
ISBN: 0977252515
Genre: Children/Y-A
Subgenre: Pre-teen
Release date: Apr 2007
Format: trade
Pages: 180
Price: $10.00
| From city life to country life became a giant move for Hilary Thompson. Three weeks prior she was living in Delaware, next door to a shopping center. Now she is in central horse country in Tennessee and living next door to a horse farm. No more watching people rushing in and out of the center and listening to the traffic on the busy road. No more visits with her friends. Will she make new ones?
Once the Thompsons settled into the new house, Hilary's dad began working at the hospital where he was transferred. Although Hilary didn't know much about horses and never worked on a farm before, after talking to her mom, she was willing to take a summer job at Millbrooke Stables next door.
Susan, the owner of Millbrooke Stables, saw some potential in Hilary and decided to give her a try. Once Hilary and the horses became friends, the job didn't seem as difficult as she expected.
One evening after Hilary finished cleaning the stables, she noticed the wild mustang behaving strangely. Could it be something that happened earlier in the horse's life? What was the meaning behind the talk she overheard about the horse and his former owner? Hilary, a little scared, was determined to learn more and try to become friends with the black stallion. Will she succeed? Can she train him?
Juliana Hutchings, a young budding author of, A Horse to Remember, her first novel, is an inspiration to all readers who love horses and love to ride them. Her research regarding horse terminology is excellent. Expect more novels due to her ingenuous writing. | | |
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