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The Wild One (Phantom Stallion #1)
by
Terri Farley
When 13-year-old Samantha returns home to her family′s cattle ranch in Nevada, she′s worried. She moved away two years ago to recover from a bad fall off her beloved mustang, Blackie, and she′s still not sure she can get back in the saddle. Her new colt doesn′t seem to like her, and the other ranchers treat her like the boss′s spoiled daughter, and Blackie has been missing
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Published
July 23rd 2002
by Avon Books
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I love this book. It's all about a wild horse that no one ever sees excpet this one little girl. Therefore; she calls it the Phantom. However, it's secret name is Zanzibar. I love that name!
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Sam is returning to her father's ranch, following an accident with her horse two years previous. She has to relearn things, make mistakes and fall back into her old rhythm, but still, there is the niggling feeling that Blackie is still watching her.
It's up to her, and old friend Jake, to prevent her old stallion from being rounded up and readopted to her new nasty neighbor, and they'll do anything to stop it.
A nice, simple story that didn't require much thought or effort to r...more
It's up to her, and old friend Jake, to prevent her old stallion from being rounded up and readopted to her new nasty neighbor, and they'll do anything to stop it.
A nice, simple story that didn't require much thought or effort to r...more
First off, this is a book for kids and young adults (provided they're horse crazy girls--or less likely boys). I was remembering my own youth eagerly reading the Black Stallion books (yes, Walter Farley (no relation to Terri Farley) was still putting out books when I was growing up) and wanted to recapture some of that in a new series. This is very readable, well crafted, but didn't hook me. I think it was because this isn't about racing, but about mustangs. The action is going to have to come t...more
I love this book. ESPECIALLY the connection between Sam and her previous colt blackie who grows up and changes colour to gray and almost silverish. 2 years ago, Sam had gotten her very own horse, Blackie. He was a wild mustang but with very good nature. She had just tamed and haltered him when she decided to ride him out of ranch with her friend and trainer Jake. The horse somehow spooks, bucks her off, and his hind hoof hits her in the head. She gets sent to San-Fransisco to her aunt until she ...more
I liked this book because I love horses, and this book is about a girl who lives on a ranch in Northern Nevada, where she gets into all kinds of trouble, which usually involves the wild mustangs that live there. Sam is funny, smart, and absolutely horse crazy, and I really enjoy reading about her. In this book, Samantha Forster comes back to Nevada after recovering in San Francisco from a riding injury. Sam learns that the horse she had been riding, her two year old mustang colt, escaped into...more
A student of mine loved this book so much, she wanted me to read it. She sighed when she talked about the book. When I was young, I dreamed of owning a horse and so I thought, why not. I read the book over the course of a few days and discovered exactly why she loved it so much. It is a heart warming story of a young girl who had a horse she loved, but has an accident. She is whisked away to stay with a relative for two years as she recovers. The horse ran off after the accident. When the...more
This entire series is fantastic! Terri Farley has created a clean educational setting for a fun adventure filled story! Just the first book had me hooked! I even still enjoy reading them, though I'm not a kid any more.
Sam has returned home after an accident that happened over a year ago involving her horse Blackie. When she returns there is a new leader of the herd of mustangs near her home called the Phantom, because of his ghost white appearance and how he and his herd can vanish so qui...more
Sam has returned home after an accident that happened over a year ago involving her horse Blackie. When she returns there is a new leader of the herd of mustangs near her home called the Phantom, because of his ghost white appearance and how he and his herd can vanish so qui...more
I live in a smalltown in Illinois. Surprisingly not many people have horses. Pigs, dogs, and cats sure. I actually have horses. Only four of them........ Though my mare is expecting a baby in May. Well, enough about that. My point is if you don't know a lot about horses you have no clue what they're talking about. That's the only reason this book does not have 5 stars. For me it was a perfect 5 stars but I knocke one for Terri not explaining a lot of the words. So, if you're familiar with horses...more
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I know im a "little" old for the Phantom Stallion but to tell you the truth i really enjoy these books. First of all they pass the time well. Secondly, i like horses... a lot. And also they're good books to read inbetween reading all the long, somtimes confusing, books.
I do recomend these books for any age! Esspecialy younger kids. I think they would be great books for their first chapter book, not too hard but still challenging to the young ones.
I do recomend these books for any age! Esspecialy younger kids. I think they would be great books for their first chapter book, not too hard but still challenging to the young ones.
This was exciting, suspenseful and fun to read. If this and the rest of the series had been written when I was a young girl gobbling up every horse story I could find, this series would definitely been at the top of my must-read list.
As an added note, I met Terri yesterday and participated in an informative writing workshop she held.
As an added note, I met Terri yesterday and participated in an informative writing workshop she held.
This book is really good for horse lovers. i found this in the library and thought it would be crap but it was so cool. I was even reading it at the beach. There isn't many pages so you dont have to worry about that but there is a lot of books in the series. Have fun reading this book because i did.
Love Zoe
Love Zoe
I read some of the Phantom Stallion Books when I was 11 or younger, and I liked them enough. I didn't think they were that great to be honest, but they were good. I'd reccomend them for any young kid who likes horses.
I only read several books from this series... there's like 20+, but I read five or so.
I only read several books from this series... there's like 20+, but I read five or so.
I love the Phantom Stallion serise! I read nearly all the books when I was younger. They were a real treat and I would pick them up and read them again in a heart beat!
This was the best horse book I have EVER read! I will someday own the whole series! I just love all of the characters and my favorite is the Phantom, of course.
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This is another series I got into around the time of Heartland. My aunt bought me the first of this series. I did enjoy the change of scenery from english riding in both Heartland and Thoroughbred and the story of Zanzibar and Sam is every horse lover's dream. However, as the series wore on, I started to grow detached. I have to read the last four books or so, but for the sake of saying I read them all, I will read them. I already own all of them so I won't let my money go to waste, or my mom's ...more
I read the first six of these books and they were AMAZING!!! I loved them and want to go back and read them ALL!!!
This was...AMAZING! Amazingly Written and suspenseful! Exactly how a horse story SHOULD be!
Anyone who loves horses, and adventure should read this whole series!
Maybe for an 8th grader, but my third-grade girl was just NOT interested.
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i loved the book terri farley is asome she writes very good books
This is a really great series and great books i love them
Read Them!
Read Them!
Awesome book!! starts the great series of Phantom Stallion.
A Suspencful,Heart-warming adventure of a girl and a horse.
I have the entire series . . . I really like these books.
I LOVE THIS SERIES!I'VE READ AT LEAST 3 TIMES!
it.s been years since i.ve read this book, but i definitely still love it!
It was to much like Spirit the movie.
i loev the whole series
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Terri Farley lives in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains with her journalist husband, two children and pets, but still longs for the California beaches where she grew up. She's worked as a waitress, journalist and teacher and now writes full-time, most often barefoot, with a cat on her lap.
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