| Mending Horses Contributor(s): Barker, M. P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823440044 ISBN-13: 9780823440047 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Performing Arts - General - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Physical & Emotional Abuse (see Also Social Themes - Sexual |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.65 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Irish - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 174815 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 15.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A poetic and critically acclaimed historical novel set in 1840s New England that touches on prejudice, dangerous secrets, and the true meaning of family. Daniel Linnehan is an indentured servant no more. He has his papers, his beloved horse, Ivy, and a new direction in life. But in 1840s Massachusetts, a scruffy-looking Irish teenager wearing fine clothes and riding an even finer horse is asking for trouble. After innocent Daniel winds up beaten and in the constable's custody, the peddler Jonathan Stocking takes him under his wing. Billy, a young boy also traveling with Mr. Stocking, is not thrilled that the two must work together in a traveling circus. And when Daniel realizes that Billy is actually a girl in disguise, pieces of Billy's troubled family life come to light. All too soon, past secrets catch up to them, bringing danger and heartache. |