Shadow Horse

by Alice Leonhardt

Thirteen-year-old foster kid Jasmine Schuler is immediately drawn to the scrawny, broken-looking brown gelding huddled in the corner of an auction house stall. Feeling a kinship with the lonely animal, Jas convinces her new foster mom, who rescues and rehabilitates abused horses on her Virginia farm, to buy him. Slowly, the horse Jas names Shadow begins to blossom and even to thrive. But when Jas uncovers a startling clue to Shadow's true identity, she becomes entangled in a mystery which could have serious consequences for the two of them.  Both the heartwarming story of a young girl's love for her horse and an intriguing mystery, this inspiring middle-grade novel will appeal to horse lovers and mystery fans alike.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published March 23, 1999

About the author

When Alison Hart was seven years old, she wrote, illustrated, and self-published a book called The Wild Dog. Since then, she's authored more than sixty books for young readers. A former teacher, she lives in Virginia.

Reviews

[Rebeca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was amazing. It was about a girl who worked at a farm and the owner pressed charges against her because she lashed out at him "unprovoked." But the real reason was because he killed her favorite horse called Whirlwind, and he blamed her grandfather for it. He won the case so she was forced to go to a foster home on a farm. There, she found a horse at a "killer" auction that had the same exact desease that a horse at the old farm had. She convinced her foster-mother to buy the horse. Later, she found out that it WAS the horse from the other farm. Now she just has to find out what happend to Whirlwind.

[Aleigha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave this book 4 stars because I really enjoyed this book. I couldn’t put it down, because it was a mystery and you didn’t know what was going to happen. It would be a great book for people who like horses/animals and a great mystery. I would hope that there would be another book because it left you hanging. I like the character too, and the whole reason why she had to go to The Second Chance Animal Farm. So if you like a twisted, mystery book, you will like this book.

[Miranda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book alot. It took me one day to read it because I couldn't put it down. It's also like a mystrey so people who like mystery books and horses, READ THIS BOOK!