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The Island of Lost Horses

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Island of Lost Horses

Contributors:

By (Author) Stacy Gregg

ISBN:

9780007580279

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

20th July 2015

UK Publication Date:

4th June 2015

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ponies, horses and related animals
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration

Dewey:

823.92

Prizes:

Short-listed for New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults: Junior Fiction 2015

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

190g

Description

Two girls divided by time, united by their love for some very special horses an epic Caribbean adventure!
On a remote tropical island, twelve year-old Beatriz is about to embark on an epic journey, through hurricanes and across the high seas and back to the time of Christopher Columbus

When Beatriz stumbles across a wild mare with strange markings in the jungle she cant believe it is real. Yet from that moment on the strongest connection grows between them, and she begins to uncover an incredible history. For centuries ago, Felipa and her horse, Cara Blanca, were running for their lives.

As the fates of Beatriz, Felipa and their horses become entwined, Beatriz realises that the future of the worlds rarest horses depends on her.

Based on the extraordinary true story of the Abaco Barb, a real-life mystery that has remained unsolved for over five hundred years.

Reviews

Praise for The Princess and the Foal:
The perfect gift for girls with big dreams The Bookseller

Great new book 10/10 Newmarket Journal

Younger readers will delight in this heartwarming tale Horse

Author Bio

Stacy Gregg began writing fictional novels about horses for children with Mystic and the Midnight Ride (2007), the first in her Pony Club Secrets series. Stacy has since written a number of books in the successful Pony Club Secrets and Pony Club Rivals series. She is a three-time winner of the Children's Choice Junior Fiction category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for her novels: The Princess and the Foal (2014), The Island of Lost Horses (2015) and The Girl Who Rode the Wind (2016).

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