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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very exciting book.  The boys were begging me to read chapter after chapter.  Rather violent - stabbing, murder, etc... - but the boys were not troubled.  Hmmm.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fiction,Children's fiction]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read an earlier publication that was a hardback.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[After the Black is claimed by its rightful owner, a great desert chieftain from across the sea, Alec crosses the desert amid many dangers in search of the stallion.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Starts slowly, Abbi couldn't get in to it. But I just read a review that said it picks up so I think I will read to her for the first few chapters that are more boring and then she will naturally take over as she becomes more interested.<br/><br/>Update: Abbi read it and her only comment was a mon...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64753178">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A surprisingly even-handed treatment of the Middle East, written so long ago that getting there from New York took 6 days by plane. Heart-pounding excitement, the most wonderful horses ever, and a deeply satisfying conclusion. There's a reason that this is still the horse series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Book two of sheer heaven for a horse-crazy girl. I bought my copy of this book at the jr. high booksale. In the end, I read all the stories of The Black and his progeny that I could get my hands on!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book got confusing because you didn't read about something happening in the first book abd it all of a sudden changes like you already knew what happened.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Black Stallion Returns (Black Stallion Series, Book 2)]]>
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Absolutely exciting, one of the best out of the series next to the Black Stallion Revolts. A must-read for everyone!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found the book to be interesting and insightful. Furthermore its full of bullshit. <br/>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book combines the ultimate ingredients for a ripping story: horses and arabs.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book was a little better but still a great book.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[EWWWW... I really didn't enjoy reading this at all!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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  <date_added>Mon Nov 05 09:31:05 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[got partway thru and didn't like it so i dropped it.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Black Stallion Returns (Black Stallion Series, Book 2)]]>
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another of my favorites as a child]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Nothing i just like horses.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Black Stallion Returns (Black Stallion Series, Book 2)]]>
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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  <date_added>Mon Jul 21 15:49:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read it as a teenager.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Black Stallion Returns (The Black Stallion Series, Volume 2)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Alec Ramsey loves The Black, the horse that was his companion after a shipwreck. Now that love takes him from his New York home to the deserts of Arabia.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the black stallion]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[In this, the second book in the series, the heart-stopping adventures of the Black Stallion continue as Alec discovers that two men are after the Black. One claims to be the Black’s rightful owner and one is trying to kill the beautiful steed. An Arab chieftain proves his ownership of the Black and takes him away, but Alec is determined to find his horse again. Following the pair to Arabia, Alec encounters great evil and intrigue, as only a horse as spectacular as the Black could inspire. ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[pointless.]]></body>
    
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