From the Bookshelf of Around the World in 80 Books

Find A Copy At

Group Discussions About This Book

No group discussions for this book yet.

What Members Thought

Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
My heart has never gone pitter-patter for horses. No, I’ve never gotten swept up in that crazy love that so many young kids suffer from, horse fever.

Something tells me that most of the people who pick up The Black Stallion do have horse fever. That’s okay, but it is something that must be considered when taking a look at all the rave reviews this book has received over the years.

What is the opinion of a regular, horse-neutral person?

I liked it. It was okay. Improbable, I think. (Would the owner
...more
Nadine in NY Jones
Jan 23, 2011 rated it it was amazing
One of the books listed in "1001 Children's Books"

Wow did I love this book!!! I proceeded to read every book my town library had by Walter Farley, and then bought all the rest as I was able, so I'm fairly certain I read every book in the Black Stallion series.

In my mind, this book stands as the best book ever written for kids about horses.

I read this aloud to my kids, and they loved it, too.
...more
Jayme Pendergraft
Oct 01, 2007 rated it it was amazing
Jenna
Jan 10, 2009 rated it really liked it
Anna
Apr 16, 2009 rated it it was amazing
Lisa
Jul 09, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: my-childhood, 5-stars
Kimberly
Feb 12, 2010 marked it as to-read
Shelves: books-i-own
Ali
Jul 26, 2010 added it
Shelves: _n_series, _g_gs
Shannon Wallner
Jun 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: kids_summer
Jocelyn
Aug 01, 2011 rated it liked it
Tanya
Aug 21, 2012 marked it as to-read
Kim DeCina
Feb 03, 2013 marked it as to-read
Rebekah
Jun 17, 2014 marked it as to-read
Shelves: well-read
superawesomekt
Jul 14, 2014 marked it as tbr-wccls
Kristen
Jan 25, 2016 marked it as n-a-books-have
Shelves: have, n-a-book-club
Misty
Feb 26, 2017 rated it liked it
Shelves: young-adult
Tammy Grimm
May 05, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Kiri
Jan 16, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: z-read-1970-1999
Agatha Donkar Lund
Feb 27, 2020 rated it really liked it
Catherine
Mar 07, 2022 rated it it was amazing
Abe
Mar 04, 2023 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, kids
Tracyene
Sep 14, 2024 marked it as to-read
« previous 1