A Good Horse
Book Two of the Horses of Oak Valley Ranch
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فرمت کتاب
ebook
تاریخ انتشار
2010
Lexile Score
1010
Reading Level
4
ATOS
5.3
Interest Level
4-8(MG)
نویسنده
Jane Smileyشابک
9780375894152
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- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
cima - I'm done with the book. At the beginning it was pretty good but if your looking for a really good mystery, this is not the book you want to get. Abby’s father had bought a stolen horse without knowing. Later a Secret Agency comes requesting it. Yet she has died already, but she did produce a colt that they named Jake. They may have to give up Jake, who is the horse that pulls at Abby’s heart. Yet, I think a lot of it is about Black George. He is a horse that is famous for doing jumping courses with Abbey. Not really the kind of mystery I was looking for but overall it was a good book.
September 27, 2010
Smiley returns to the territory and characters of her 2009 novel, The Georges and the Jewels, in this moving sequel. Opening on Abby's 13th birthday, the story centers on her relationship with her beloved eight-month-old colt, Jack (introduced in the last book), who Abby fears she may lose after her family's ownership of Jack is contested. The 1960s setting and the Lovitt family's ranch life (and faith) are visceral presences in the book. And when heartbreaking and very adult decisions need to be made, Abby's love of horses provides a steadfast anchor. Ages 11–up.
December 1, 2010
Gr 6-8-Eighth-grader Abby Lovitt loves caring for her family's nine horses. Her favorites are Jack and Black George, though she runs the risk of losing both. Black George is an excellent jumper, and after he and Abby win first place in a contest, he is sold for a considerable profit. The family receives a series of letters from a private investigator indicating that Jack's mother fits the description of a stolen horse, meaning that she might have been sold to them without the true owner's permission. The illustrations of horse equipment add some depth to the story; however, the plot falls flat. The level of depth Smiley uses to describe some details, as when Abby and her friends play the "Adverbs" game, will not engage most readers, and the laborious descriptions of Abby's riding experiences will only appeal to avid horse lovers. The side stories involving Abby's brother moving out because of their strict, puritanical father is confusing and the story of Abby and her friends acting out Julius Caesar might leave readers a bit lost. Instead of adding detail, these elements make for a murky, anticlimactic plot.-Adrienne L. Strock, Maricopa County Library District, AZ
Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
October 15, 2010
Grades 4-8 Picking up shortly after The Georges and the Jewels (2009), this patient read continues the story of 13-year-old Abby, who finds herself feeling protective of Jack, a colt who might be the offspring of a stolen mare with an impressive pedigree. Smiley writes beautifully about Abbys dawning awareness of the small sadnesses of life, though the book is so thoroughly obsessed with horse culture that only serious enthusiasts will willingly penetrate the long passages about riding, grooming, training, jumping, etc. But for that contingent, Smiley is a godsendfew other authors can balance dreaminess and realism so deftly.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2010, American Library Association.)
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