The Fire Pony - Couverture rigide

Philbrick, W. R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0590552511 ISBN 13 : 9780590552516

Editeur : Scholastic Hippo, 1993

Synopsis

Rescued from a foster home by his troubled half brother Joe, a horse expert, Roy, an eleven-year-old orphan, tries to make a home for himself on their new ranch, until he learns that Joe is an arsonist.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Rodman Philbrick is the author of six award-winning novels for young readers. His first novel, Freak the Mighty, won the California Young Reader Medal. It was received with great acclaim and has sold more than a million copies. The sequel, Max the Mighty, received starred reviews, and his novel The Fire Pony was named a 1996 Capital Choice. His more recent books for the Blue Sky Press are REM World; The Last Book in the Universe, which was named an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; and The Young Man and the Sea, which received a starred review from School Library Journal. He and his wife live in Maine and the Florida Keys.

Présentation de l'éditeur

From the author of Freak the Mighty, a stirring tale of an orphan boy with a frightening secret...

Joe Dilly has a secret way with horses--and with fire. His kid brother, Roy, knows about both secrets, but he's not telling. Not when he and Joe hire on at the Bar None, a ranch that has a few secrets of its own. At the ranch Roy, finds a wild pony that can run like the desert wind--and if he can break that pony, he can keep her. In a thrilling scene, Roy's dream comes true when he races the pny of his dreams. (copy continues)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic Hippo
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0590552511
• ISBN 13: 9780590552516
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 175
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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