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Hiboy : Young Devil Horse
A young girl living in the Kentucky horse country, fights heavy odds to win the love and confidence of a renegade colt as she tries to train him to be a racing champion.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1980
About the author
Justin Denzel
16 books8 followersJustin Denzel was an American author of children's and young adult books.
He was born in Clifton, New Jersey in 1917. As a child he showed an early interest in nature that was to reappear later in his books. He worked for some years in Alaska, where he wrote for an Alaskan newspaper. He gave up writing after an unsuccessful attempt to write an adult novel, however when he returned to writing he realized he liked to make short stories and children's novels more.
Many of his books featured nature and animals and tend to have a historical setting.
He was born in Clifton, New Jersey in 1917. As a child he showed an early interest in nature that was to reappear later in his books. He worked for some years in Alaska, where he wrote for an Alaskan newspaper. He gave up writing after an unsuccessful attempt to write an adult novel, however when he returned to writing he realized he liked to make short stories and children's novels more.
Many of his books featured nature and animals and tend to have a historical setting.
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March 29, 2019
I've read (and really enjoyed) two previous books by Justin Denzel, Boy of the Painted Cave and Black Kettle: King of the Wild Horses. To see him write ANOTHER horse book made me so excited that I bought a cheap hardback copy off of eBay sight unseen. This was a HUGE disappointment.
The main idea here is that you should beat up a horse in order to turn him into a champion.
Oh, really?
This is NOT the best thing for a kid to read -- or even an adult for that matter. If you beat up a thousand pound animal, guess what happens? You will be seeing the inside of a hospital pretty damn soon.
The only reason I gave this two stars is because it's illustrated by one of my favorite equine artists -- Sam Savitt. His horses are gorgeous as usual but he apparantly did not pay much attention to the text, which is unusual for him. This is one of the few horse books I've read that has a black protagonist. His portrayal of Our Heroine looks like a white girl that has been quickly been given a dark tan.
He also messed up the cover -- but not the horse, so I'm not that bothered. He made the guy in the wheelchair white when he should be black. Good thing this wasn't published recently or Sam Savitt would have hell to pay.
The main idea here is that you should beat up a horse in order to turn him into a champion.
Oh, really?
This is NOT the best thing for a kid to read -- or even an adult for that matter. If you beat up a thousand pound animal, guess what happens? You will be seeing the inside of a hospital pretty damn soon.
The only reason I gave this two stars is because it's illustrated by one of my favorite equine artists -- Sam Savitt. His horses are gorgeous as usual but he apparantly did not pay much attention to the text, which is unusual for him. This is one of the few horse books I've read that has a black protagonist. His portrayal of Our Heroine looks like a white girl that has been quickly been given a dark tan.
He also messed up the cover -- but not the horse, so I'm not that bothered. He made the guy in the wheelchair white when he should be black. Good thing this wasn't published recently or Sam Savitt would have hell to pay.
June 28, 2018
I think that it’s a great book to read out loud to kids I feel like it teaches kids to have care for animals and responsibilities in life.
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