Bonfire, the Black Stallion’s colt who is a champion harness racer, is in training for the biggest race of his career: the Hambletonian. But ...
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Jul 26, 2011
Bonnie
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The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt
The Island Stallion Races
The Black Stallion's Courage
The Black Stallion Mystery
The Horse-Tamer (all by Walter Farley)
I stepped away from my re-read of this series as I just knew the two books listed first were coming up. Even as a child I never cared for the books without Alec and the Black. These two (Sulky Colt and Island Stallion Races) were even worse than I remembered. I wonder if The Island Stallion Races is what turned me More...
The Island Stallion Races
The Black Stallion's Courage
The Black Stallion Mystery
The Horse-Tamer (all by Walter Farley)
I stepped away from my re-read of this series as I just knew the two books listed first were coming up. Even as a child I never cared for the books without Alec and the Black. These two (Sulky Colt and Island Stallion Races) were even worse than I remembered. I wonder if The Island Stallion Races is what turned me More...
Oct 07, 2011
Wendy
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The Black Stallion's Sulky Colt...I enjoyed seeing Bonfire, Jimmy Creech, George and Tom again, but I knew before opening the thing that if Henry and Alec showed up, there would be conflict. Just as I dreaded, there was. Apparently, Henry and Alec can do absolutely no wrong. I was okay with them being right about a few things, but why did they have to take over the whole show? And why did there have to be in-fighting? I would have enjoyed it a lot more if all of them had just worked togethe
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Mar 09, 2009
Jessica
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I really loved this one, which was about trotting, and dealing with a spooked horse.
Aug 06, 2011
There was not a Black Stallion book that I could ever put down. The stories are the best.
Apr 08, 2008
CLM
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It is really embarrassing that I read this entire book without realizing the colt was not in a bad mood but was, in fact, being trained for harness racing.
In my defense, I do recall that it was skittish and didn't want to race so probably *was* quite cranky.
In my defense, I do recall that it was skittish and didn't want to race so probably *was* quite cranky.
May 10, 2008
Cyndy
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This was the first book I read in the Black Stallion series. It got me hooked and I read almost all of the books in the series. I remember I read it in 6th grade for one of those reading programs (like Reading Is Fundamental or something like that).
Jan 15, 2011
Alice
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I raced through this series as a child. Of course, "The Black Stallion" was my favorite, and I read it a few times, but I waited eagerly for any of the books to return to my branch of the library so I could snap them up.
Nov 11, 2011
Lori
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The first book was the story of a boy and a horse, but the series grows with books on similar themes of overcoming adversity and animal/human bonding. Loved them as a kid.
Jan 16, 2008
Ningerbil
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I remember enjoying all of the Black Stallion books as a child. I don't recall much about this one, but if memory serves, Bonfire, a pacer, is injured and is afraid to race.
Feb 12, 2012
Feb 04, 2012
