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Lisa
I read it when I was 11 and FELL IN LOVE with horses and especially Flicka. It's an adult book, with adult themes, but all I saw was a boy and his beautiful horse. I read it every 10 years or so, and I see more of the depth ... relationships, struggle, anxiety, sacrifice, love, etc. As a 55 year old, I can still feel what I felt when I was 11 ... great book!
A
The "adult themes" are about parents worrying about how to handle a boy who is having trouble in school, and worrying about their finances and the future of their ranch. (Their business is breeding army remounts for a military that doesn't need many horses anymore. They need to concentrate on sheep and cattle ranching, but the father is ex cavalry and loath to give up the thing he knows best. )
Also, some of the things they do on the ranch may strike suburban readers as very rough. This is a perspective that will not hurt anyone to read about. The book takes place in the 30's. It's a different and interesting point of view in some ways, but the solution to a boy who can't settle down to personal responsibility and self discipline is timeless.
There is plenty to read for a youngster, and it holds up decades later.
Also, some of the things they do on the ranch may strike suburban readers as very rough. This is a perspective that will not hurt anyone to read about. The book takes place in the 30's. It's a different and interesting point of view in some ways, but the solution to a boy who can't settle down to personal responsibility and self discipline is timeless.
There is plenty to read for a youngster, and it holds up decades later.
Muriel Schwenck
I read it as a teenager and again as an adult. It is definitely has adult themes, but it is suitable for any youngster. Also a great read for adults.
All three volumes in the Flicka saga are good for any age willing to read them.
All three volumes in the Flicka saga are good for any age willing to read them.
Muriel Schwenck
I read it as a teenager and again as an adult. It is definitely has adult themes, but it is suitable for any youngster. Also a great read for adults.
All three volumes in the Flicka saga are good for any age willing to read them.
All three volumes in the Flicka saga are good for any age willing to read them.
Emily
Yes I would think so
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