The White Horse Gang

by Nina Bawden

Sam, his cousin Rose, and lonely Abe Turner explore the haunted Gibbet Wood and get into mischief and adventure.

166 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Nina Bawden was a popular British novelist and children's writer. Her mother was a teacher and her father a marine.

When World War II broke out she spent the school holidays at a farm in Shropshire along with her mother and her brothers, but lived in Aberdare, Wales, during term time.
Bawden attended Somerville College, Oxford, where she gained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

Her novels include Carrie's War, Peppermint Pig, and The Witch's Daughter.

A number of her works have been dramatised by BBC Children's television, and many have been translated into various languages. In 2002 she was badly injured in the Potters Bar rail crash, and her husband Austen Kark was killed.

Bawden passed away at her home in London on 22 August 2012.

Reviews

[AngelaL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, it was a bit boring at first. Nina Bawden should've made the intro a bit more captivating and engaging to the audience a bit more at first so the reader wouldn't get bored of reading it right away. However, after you get through the mostly boring part, adventures end up spouting out and I had a great time reading the rising action to the end.

[Marah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember reading this back when I was a teenager and I had forgotten the title but remembered the cover alot. It was a fun story to read at the time, but I think I enjoy the memories now of when I was reading it what I was doing in my normal teenager life.

[Stephen Palmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marvellous tale of young people in Shropshire. This is one of this brilliant author's best books.