Shadow Horse
Mass Market
Random House Children's Books · Paperback · March 27, 2001
Horses + mystery + rescuing abused animals = a triple crown of perpetually popular preteen genres!
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- Who it’s for
- A horse mystery draws on a girl's fierce loyalty to a mare and a rescued gelding.
- Themes
- Horse rescue, Mystery and murder, Human-animal bond
- Genres
- YA Horse Stories, YA Mysteries
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Horses + mystery + rescuing abused animals = a triple crown of perpetually popular preteen genres! Thirteen-year-old Jasmine is found guilty of assaulting Hugh Robicheaux, the owner of the horse farm where she works. But she's still determined to prove that Robicheaux killed Whirlwind, the mare she loved. Jas is sure that Shadow Horse, a scrawny brown gelding she rescues at a horse auction, is the key to the mystery—but just how is Shadow Horse connected to Whirlwind?
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Deftly written by a teacher and equestrian who has authored more than sixty books, this heartwarming and inspiring Edgar Award nominee will have special appeal for mystery fans as well as young horse lovers.
Horses and Mystery
A horse mystery draws on a girl's fierce loyalty to a mare and a rescued gelding.
Come here for
- A horse mystery shaped by loyalty to a beloved mare
- A rescued gelding with a possible link to the mystery
Expect
- A determined thirteen-year-old at the center
- Heartwarming stakes alongside the mystery
Where it sits
| YA Mysteries | 90% |
|---|---|
| YA Horse Stories | 57% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- YA Horse Stories
- YA Orphan & Foster Stories
- YA Mysteries
- Authors
- Alison Hart
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- March 27, 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Horse rescue · Mystery and murder · Human-animal bond
- Reading lane
- YA Horse Stories