Pony
Book description
The highly anticipated, unforgettable new story from the internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning author of WONDER.
'Thrillingly told . . . Palacio is a fantastic writer' The Times
'Perfection . . . A beautiful, funny, heart-twisting wonder of a book . . . A brilliant story of love and courage' Wall Street…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Pony as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I wear two hats. In addition to being a children’s book writer, I’m also the executive copy editor at Random House Books for Young Readers. I had the good fortune recently to work on a new novel from R. J. Palacio, of Wonder fame. It’s a one-of-a-kind Western that seamlessly and skillfully melds the material and the supernatural worlds. And it’s beautifully written and filled with heart-stopping suspense and iconic characters. Pony, a mysterious horse, leads a boy, Silas, on an epic quest to rescue his father from desperadoes. This haunting, deeply moving coming-of-age tale stayed with me long past…
From Artie's list on horse-themed children’s books—and that ain’t hay.
This is the most recent book I recommend, and it’s here because I love horses and... wow, did the breadth of this work blow me away. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I turned the page, but what I got was a book that thrilled me as a western, intrigued me as a scientific history, and chilled me as a ghost story.
As she did with Wonder, Palacio gives the reader a view of the world as seen through the eyes of someone who is “different”. Silas, the main character, has a best friend who’s a ghost.…
From Kevin's list on getting around.
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