Two children’s books reviewed in the New York Times
A HUNDRED HORSES
By Sarah Lean
217 pp. Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins Publishers. $16.99. (Middle grade; ages 8 to 12)
“Lean’s imagination runs wild, but her descriptions of a girl who rediscovers hope and wholeness remain firmly rooted in truth.”
HORSES OF THE DAWN
The Escape
By Kathryn Lasky
219 pp. Scholastic. $16.99. (Middle grade; ages 8 to 12)
“Sometimes the fantasy goes too far. The horses talk to one another — and deer and macaws — in ways that can seem preposterous. (“By my withers!” is a common equine exclamation of disgust.) “
via ‘A Hundred Horses’ and ‘Horses of the Dawn’ – NYTimes.com.
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