My older kids are big into horses right now. They love riding horses. They love talking about horses. They love reading about horses. Because of this, I am always on the lookout for great horse books for them. I’m picky, picky, picky so this isn’t always easy. I came across this one recently from the Good and the Beautiful, so I ordered it to add to our little home library.
I picked it up one afternoon when I sat down for a minute and started reading it myself. It totally sucked me in! It was a quick read (which I really appreciated) – only 65 pages. I finished it in just a few sittings. The main character is a ten-year-old boy named Lynn and the Good and the Beautiful have it filed under Level 5 for reading level. My daughter is ten so she will love it. My son is 13 so it is a little easy for him, but he doesn’t care as long as it’s about horses. 🙂 In fact, the minute I finished it, he whisked it away to his room so he could read it too.
The story is about two families who have been enemies for generations. Both families raise ponies and entrust their ten-year-old sons to care for the ponies for the summer. They must live in a different area, away from their families for the summer, where the pones can find more food to eat. As you might expect, these poor kids soon encounter difficulties and away the story takes us! It was such a wonderful story about friendship, bravery, making the right choice, and being kind. I loved it. And I’m happy to recommend it to my kids and anyone else who might have an obsession with horses like two kids I know.
If you would like to find out more, you can buy the book from the Good and the Beautiful website here. You may be able to find a used copy on ThriftBooks (my favorite online used bookstore) or Amazon of course.
Happy reading!