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The Island Stallion's Fury

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Stormy, Misty's Foal

Marguerite Henry · 224 pages

A raging storm slashes across Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Water is everywhere The wild ponies and the people must battle for their lives. In the midst of the storm, Misty--the famous mare of Chincoteague--is about to give birth. Paul and Maureen are frantic with worry as the storm rages on... will Misty and her colt survive? This is the thrilling story of the hurricane that destroye

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The Young Black Stallion

Walter Farley, Steven Farley · 160 pages

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The Horse and His Boy

C.S. Lewis · 208 pages

Bree, the talking horse, has been kidnapped from Narnia, and longs to return. Shasta decides to run away with him. Before they know it, they are on a dangerous journey together, through strange cities, tombs and harsh deserts.

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Rain Forest Rose

Terri Farley · 224 pages

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My friend Flicka

Mary O'Hara · 318 pages

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Kensuke's Kingdom

Michael Morpurgo · 165 pages

Michael's parents buy a yacht, and take him off to sail round the world. Washed overboard in a fierce storm, Michael finds himself on the shore of a remote island - and soon discovers he's not alone. Kensuke, a former Japanese soldier, survived the war and the bombing of Hiroshima, but his family perished. As an extraordinary bond forms between the two, Kensuke faces a heart-breaking choice: can h

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The Isle of Illusion

Emily Rodda · 149 pages

Lief, Barda, and Jasmine are desperately searching for the three parts of the fabled Pirran Pipe, their only hope of saving the Deltorans from the evil Shadow Lord.

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The Wild Robot

Peter Brown · 287 pages

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's unwelcoming animal inhabita

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Leroy Ninker Saddles Up

Kate DiCamillo · 96 pages

Forging an instant bond with spaghetti-loving horse Maybelline, horseless cowboy Leroy Ninker inadvertently risks eternal loneliness when he forgets a vital third rule about Maybelline's care. Leroy has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse, until he meets Maybelline. When Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Book #1

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The Twenty-One Balloons

William Pene du Bois · 179 pages

Professor William Waterman Sherman just wants to be alone. So he decides to take a year off and spend it crossing the Pacific Ocean in a hot-air balloon the likes of which no one has ever seen. But when he is found after just three weeks floating in the Atlantic among the wreckage of twenty hot-air balloons, naturally, the world is eager to know what happened. How did he end up with so many balloo

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The Scorpio Races

Maggie Stiefvater · 435 pages

It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. Puck Connolly is different. She

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The Mystery of Cabin Island

Franklin W. Dixon · 185 pages

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Five on Kirrin Island Again

Enid Blyton · 188 pages

What can Uncle Quentin be up to -- all alone -- on Kirrin Island? He won't let anyone visit -- not even George and the rest of the Famous Five. But Quentin isn't really all alone on the island -- somebody is watching his every move!

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Stallion by Starlight

Mary Pope Osborne · 132 pages

German-language description: Die beliebte Kinderbuch-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Mary Pope Osborne! Die Geschwister Anne und Philipp reisen mit dem magischen Baumhaus durch die Zeit. Sie erleben spannende Abenteuer, entdecken ferne Länder und lernen viele berühmte Persönlichkeiten kennen. Bücher, die Kinder gerne lesen wollen + Beliebte Themen: Abenteuer, Tiere und fremde Länder + Hochwertig

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Some Kind of Courage

Dan Gemeinhart · 240 pages

In 1890 Washington the only family Joseph Johnson has left is his half-wild Indian pony, Sarah, so when she is sold by a man who has no right to do so, he sets out to get her back--and he plans to let nothing stop him in his quest.

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Horse Crazy

Bonnie Bryant · 135 pages

Carole and Stevie are happy to find that Lisa, the new student at Pine Hollow Stables, shares their enthusiam for riding and horses and, as their friendship grows, the three girls decide to form the Saddle Club.

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Al Capone Does My Shirts

Gennifer Choldenko · 228 pages

A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.

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Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time

James Gurney · 159 pages

Professor Denison, the intrepid 19th-century explorer, is back! Some time ago, the professor discovered a lost island where humans and dinosaurs dwell in harmony. Now the professor and Bix, his dinosaur companion, have been summoned to the forbidden empire of Chandara. But when they lose their invitation from the emperor, the adventurers must cross the border penniless and in disguise. A vivid

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Meet Felicity: An American Girl

Valerie Tripp · 68 pages

In Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.

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Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret

Liz Kessler · 272 pages

Emily Windsnap is finally enjoying a swimmingly peaceful life on Allpoints Island, hanging out with her mermaid bff, Shona, and her new friend Aaron (half-merperson like herself). But their idyll is cut short when Emily learns that the Windsnaps and friends must return to their old home in Brightport, where construction projects are threatening a secret mermaid community under the sea. Neptune's m

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Blue Bay Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner · 157 pages

The Aldens find a castaway on a South Sea island. How did he get there and who is he?

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Bell's Star

Alison Hart

Vermont, 1850sBell's Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings. He was bred for hard work, yet he longs to run free with his human friend, Katie, on his back. But when Star helps rescue a runaway slave girl, his ideas about freedom may change forever. Here is Star's story . . . in his own words. With exciting and knowledgeable text and lovely black-and-white art through

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Circus Pony

Jeanne Betancourt

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The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Hugh Lofting · 268 pages

When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.

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