Born to Trot

Posted by Becca
Categories: All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Horses, Marguerite Henry
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Young Gibson White lives at a stable owned by his father, a trainer of trotting horses. Every morning he jogs his pony around the track. He should be happy, except that he never gets to drive in a race. Then Gibson gets his chance with a filly that his father gives him while Gibson is sick. But the filly hardly knows him. Will she go fast enough when Gibson drives, enough to win the Hambletonian, the greatest trotting race of all?

I didn’t like this book as much as the rest of Marguerite Henry’s books. It wasn’t as fast-paced. Though I went back to it recently and thought that it was pretty good.

The Horse and His Boy

Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Incredibook!, Review
Tags:Animals, C. S. Lewis, Horses, Narnia
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When Shasta, a slave in Calormen tries to escape to Narnia, he is shown the way by a Narnian horse, Breehy-Hinny-Brinny-Hoohy-Hah. Bree for short. Traveling with them are Aravis and her horse, Hwin. On their way, Shasta is mistaken for a runaway prince, and Aravis uncovers a plot against Narnia and its neighbor, Archenland. In the race to save Archenland, Shasta and Aravis must cross the desert and alert King Lune to the threat of invasion.

This is one of my favorite Narnia books. I like it a little better than The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe, but not as well as The Magician’s Nephew and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Plenty of action, enough tense moments to allow you to enjoy it, (but not enough to scare you silly) and some great characters.

Justin Morgan Had a Horse

Posted by Becca
Categories: All Ages, Historical Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Award Winner, Horses, Marguerite Henry
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Little Bub is a colt given to Justin Morgan in payment for a debt. But he’s just a runt. When Justin Morgan tries to sell the colt, everyone says that Little Bub is too small. Only young Joel Goss feels that this colt can beat the best horses of the time. And he’s determined to prove it!

I like the way Marguerite Henry makes her characters. They are in-depth and very real. I also think that Henry describes the time period well. This is a must-read.

Freddy and the Dragon

Posted by Sarah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Mysteries, Review
Tags:Animals, Cats, Dragons, Freddy the Pig, Funny, Moles, Pigs, Walter R. Brooks
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Freddy and Jinx have just gotten home from their trip and are wondering why the people are scowling at them. Mrs. Peppercorn, a friend in many Freddy books, explains that that there has been a crime wave through Centerboro. Windows smashed, houses broken into, and gardens ruined! Also, there are animal tracks, clearly showing that animals were the culprits, and the blame has fallen to the Bean animals! Money is demanded to be left in a certain place, where a headless horseman picks it up at night. Dodging to keep out of jail, Freddy, with the help of friends and a very special dragon, sets out to bring justice to the real thieves.

A very enjoyable read. Walter R. Brooks has the ability to develop a good and exciting plot. Samuel Jackson, also in Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans, enters into this hilarious Freddy story.

Freddy and the Perilous Adventure

Posted by Rebekah
Categories: Adventure, All Ages, Fiction, Review
Tags:Animals, Freddy the Pig, Pigs, Walter R. Brooks
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When Alice and Emma, the two ducks, decide to go with Freddy in a balloon ascension, the fun has just begun. Unable to bring the balloon back to earth, they spend a few days floating about the country. When they are finally able to get down, they find that Freddy has been accused of stealing the balloon. As the dishonest balloon man, Mr. Golcher, refuses to return the money Mr. Bean paid him, it’s up to Freddy to get the money back.