In the Colorado Territory in 1875, orphan Margret and her older sister Libby are staying with the kind-hearted Mrs. Fredrickson when Margret finds an injured horse which she nurses back to health and wants to keep, while Libby is too mistrustful of people to think that they might possibly have found a home.
A Horse Called Hero by Sam Angus
Forced to leave London for a new home in the country after their father refuses to join the military during World War II, Wolfie and his brother, Dodo, bond with an orphaned foal that they risk their lives to rescue.
Dream of Night by Heather Henson
Told from their different points of view, twelve-year-old Shiloh, a troubled foster child, Dream of Night, an abused former racehorse, and Jess, a woman who cares for both, find healing by helping one another through their pain.
A Hundred Horses by Sarah Lean
Eleven-year-old Nell must spend spring break in the country with an aunt and cousins she has never met, but while there she meets a mysterious, wild girl with a strange connection to horses and an uncanny understanding of Nell.
More Horse Books --
Astra by Chris Platt
Chancey of Maurey River by Gigi Amateau
Gabriel's Horses by Alison Hart
Horse Tales by June Crebbin
The Island Horse by Susan Hughes
Libby of High Hopes by Elise Primavera
My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara
No Small Thing by Natale Ghent
Rescue by Jessie Haas
The Rose Legacy by Jessica Day George
Wild Girl by Patricia Reilly Giff
Wind Rider by Susan Williams
Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through March 22, 2019.
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