Rose's Story

May 1, 2004
Abused racehorses and women's suffrage figure in the story lines of Thomas Kinkade and Erika Tamar's The Girls of Lighthouse Lane

June 1, 2004
Gr. 5-7. Embarrassed by her mother's suffragist politics, Rose, 13, is afraid to bring her new friends home after her family moves from New York City to Cape Light fishing village in 1906. She remembers when Momma was arrested and when she wore bloomers! Rose's personal focus is not on voting but on nurturing an abused horse, beautiful Midnight Star. When she is told that girls can't ride in a local horse race, she disguises herself as a boy. But then her fury makes her militant, and she finds the courage to challenge the rules, ride as a girl, and win--to her mother's delight. There's lots of contrivance in this second title in the Girls of Lighthouse Lane series, but the tender horse story will appeal to readers, as will the feminist history and drama.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2004, American Library Association.)