Ghost Horse

by George E. Stanley, Ann Barrow (Illustrator)

Can Emily free the ghost horse?

Emily Clark has just moved. She doesn’t like her new house, and she doesn’t like her new town. But one night she wakes up to find a horse in her backyard—a ghost horse! Where did he come from? And why is he haunting Emily’s backyard? Only by solving the mystery can Emily set the ghost horse free.

This great-selling Stepping Stones Mystery title features a spooky—but lovely—new cover.

Genres: Childrens, Horses, Chapter Books, Ghosts, Fantasy

80 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

George Edward Stanley was born in Memphis, Texas on July 15, 1942. He received a bachelor's degree in 1965 and a master's degree in 1967 from Texas Tech University. He earned his Doctor Litterarum in African Linguistics in 1974 from the University of Port Elizabeth in South Africa. He lived all over Europe and Africa, studying and teaching foreign languages, working for the U.S. government, and writing books for young people and adults. He started writing fiction while a Fulbright professor in Chad, Central Africa, where about the only diversion he found available was listening to the BBC on his short wave radio. That led to his writing radio plays for a program called World Service Short Story. Three of his plays were eventually produced. After writing and publishing over 200 short stories in American, British, Irish, and South African magazines and linguistics articles in major international journals, he started writing books. He wrote over 100 fiction and non-fiction books for young people including The Katie Lynn Cookie Company series and the Adam Sharp series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms of M. T. Coffin, Franklin W. Dixon, Laura Lee Hope, Carolyn Keene, Adam Mills, and Stuart Symons. He was a professor of African and Middle-Eastern languages and linguistics in the department of foreign languages at Cameron University. He died from a ruptured aneurysm on February 7, 2011 at the age of 68.

Reviews

[Ruby · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little girl moves to a new town, leaving everything she knows and loves behind. On her first day of school, nervousness makes her tell a lie about herself to try to fit in. This book is a cute, short read that teaches children the strength of the bonds, and the value of love and friendship. This is definitely a good book for children who love horses, or children who have had to deal with moving and feeling loss.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a sweet, but also heart-breaking story about a ghost horse who visits a young girl at night. The story has a supernatural theme, and parts of it could be a bit scary for younger children. But our girls loved it, especially the ending. We enjoyed reading it together.

[Kyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edited: 16, November 2016

I remember this book when I was a kid, and I really loved it. I can't remember it really, but I know that I have read it many times.

[Jennifer Sommer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Emily Clark moves to a new town and begins to attend a new school. In order to fit in, she tells the kids in her class that her parents have bought her a horse rather than a bicycle, which seems to be the norm in this town. Well, she did have a horse visit her on her first night, didn’t she? She didn’t have to mention that it appeared to be a ghost horse. When the ghost horse continues to visit her at night Emily realizes that it is trying to tell her something and she sets out to discover the mystery. With the help of her new friend Julie, the two discover that the horse is trying to locate its owner from long ago. A good story with situations that include peer pressure, lying and moving that kids can relate to. The black and while line drawings are a very good accompaniment to the text. This book would appeal to children in grades 2-4.

[Pearl Ju · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful horse which remembers his owner and takes care of her after his death. Although Emily, who just moves to the new house in the new town, seems to be the main character, the ghost horse, Moonlight, was the center of all the characters as the title pointing at him. It makes me wonder how many people will remember me and be curious about how I am doing. Since the technology has been developed dramatically, human emotions get dried with losing our care and love to each other. It lets me think about my family and friends who I left behind in my life.

[Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

In my book recommendations I came across a book called Ghost Horse. A jolt of recognition hit me and I remembered one of my very first chapter books. I found out that it wasn't the book that I was looking for. This one, by George E. Stanley, is the book that I came to love as a child.

When I was in grade one, I was behind everyone in reading ability. I thought that I couldn't read and it was sad. My mom took matters into her own hands and taught me how to read with a big list of words taped to the wall that she would make me read from every time I passed. By the end of grade one I was reading at levels way beyond my age and the trend continued that way for the rest of school.

So, this was probably one of my favourite "first" chapter books. I read it more than just a few times and I remember it actually scaring me a little.

I probably have it somewhere still, so maybe I will read it once again as an adult someday. Thank you for the memories.

[Briannap3lambs · Rating 5 out of 5]

i would like to read this book every day. its pretty god for me.

[Meredith Burkholder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked it. It was about a girl who found a ghost horse in the house but she didn't know why until the end.

[Kristen Peppercorn · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG! THIS WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK AS A KID!

[Michelle]

interesting

[David Shogan]

totally amazing book ^^ definitely recommend it to friends an family ^^ a very awesome read to children over 7/8 years maybe ^^