The Flying Horse (Once Upon a Horse #1)

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From Pulitzer Prize nominee Sarah Maslin Nir, the author of the memoir Horse Crazy, The Flying Horse is the first in a series of fictional middle-grade novels inspired by real horses and the people who love themillustrated with black-and-white art by Laylie Frazier

Trendsetter is a horse destined to flyin more ways than one. Sarah is a horse-loving seventh grader who has a secret and a fear of losing the one thing she loves most in the world. Separated by an ocean, a horse and a girls parallel struggles to be their best include lots of luck and grit, some stubbornness, and a few failures. It is only when they find each other that the two kindred spirits find themselves. Together they learn that whats important in life isnt greatnessits being great at being you. Inspired by a real horse and a real girl, The Flying Horse will make horse-lovers hearts soar.

Once Upon a Horse series
The Flying Horse (#1)
The Jockey & Her Horse (#2), written with Raymond White Jr.
The Star Horse (#3)

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Sarah Maslin Nir is a New York Times reporter, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the author of Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal and The Jockey & Her Horse, published by Cameron Kids. She lives and works in New York City. Laylie Frazier is a fine artist and illustrator inspired by the natural world. And while she doesnt ride horses, she loves to illustrate them. Frazier lives in Houston, Texas.