| Firehorse Contributor(s): Wilson, Diane Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416915516 ISBN-13: 9781416915515 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: When fifteen-year-old Rachel is forced to move to Boston in 1872, she is furious. She is also lonely, for her beloved horse, Peaches, has been sold. But Rachel soon finds a horse that needs her, and needs her desperately: The Governor's Girl, a famous firehorse, has been badly burned. Rachel gets permission to care for the Girl in a stable behind her house. As she cares for the injured horse, Rachel dreams about becoming a veterinarian. But her father, a newspaperman, has very definite ideas about where women belong: only in the home. Father also has definite ideas about Boston's inadequate firefighting equipment, as an outbreak of suspicious fires erupts. To make things worse, horses everywhere begin falling ill -- and it is horses that power the city's fire engines. Another spark might send the whole city up in flames. With cinematic vividness, Diane Lee Wilson brings the very real Great Boston Fire to life in this exciting and inspiring story of a strong-minded girl determined to decide her own future.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Horses - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005030785 |
| Lexile Measure: 840 |
| Physical Information: 1.15" H x 6.34" W x 9.36" (1.09 lbs) 336 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 110133 Reading Level: 5.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When fifteen-year-old Rachel is forced to move to Boston in 1872, she is furious. She is also lonely, for her beloved horse, Peaches, has been sold. But Rachel soon finds a horse that needs her, and needs her desperately: The Governor's Girl, a famous firehorse, has been badly burned. Rachel gets permission to care for the Girl in a stable behind her house. As she cares for the injured horse, Rachel dreams about becoming a veterinarian. But her father, a newspaperman, has very definite ideas about where women belong: only in the home. Father also has definite ideas about Boston's inadequate firefighting equipment, as an outbreak of suspicious fires erupts. To make things worse, horses everywhere begin falling ill -- and it is horses that power the city's fire engines. Another spark might send the whole city up in flames. With cinematic vividness, Diane Lee Wilson brings the very real Great Boston Fire to life in this exciting and inspiring story of a strong-minded girl determined to decide her own future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Diane Lee: - Diane Lee Wilson is the author of Black Storm Comin' (which won a Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile, was a Booklist Editors' Choice, a VOYA Top Shelf fiction pick, a Notable Social Studies book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon book, and a Book Links Lasting Connection), Firehorse (which was a Booklist Top Ten Mystery/Suspense pick and an ALA Amelia Bloomer Project pick), Raven Speak, and Tracks. She lives in Escondido, California. Visit her online at DianeLeeWilson.com. |