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Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
Ken is a kid who can't do anything right. He daydreams during the school year and isn't promoted. He is the object of his older brother's scorn. He makes a mess of everything he is asked to do on his father's ranch; his father is fed up with him.

Just when you think Ken is doomed to a life of failure, his mother has an imaginative idea: give Ken what he wants most, a horse of his own, a horse to break and teach and love. And because he loves his wife and because he can't think of anything else,
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Anie
May 30, 2008 rated it it was amazing
A classic well worth loving. Most of us who were horse-crazy as kids recognize at least the name of the book; I certainly read it several times as a child. However, it only improves with age. I am astonished by how excellent the writing is; O'Hara's descriptions are vivid and expressive. And despite the "10-year-old with a horse - obviously a children's book" appearance, O'Hara deals with some serious themes, including death, determination, marriage issues, and feminism. The book is excellent, a ...more
Isabel
Jun 15, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 10, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: horse-books
Jocelyn
Aug 01, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kathie
Mar 31, 2012 rated it it was ok
Kimberly
Jul 06, 2012 marked it as to-read
Angie
Dec 19, 2012 rated it liked it
Kim DeCina
Feb 03, 2013 marked it as to-read
Keeley
Apr 30, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Colleen Chi-Girl
Jul 31, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: children, 1960-1990