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Post by Claire on Jun 26, 2008 11:44:09 GMT 1
Hi folks thought I would start a thread where we can highlight lesser known books which we have really enjoyed and think should have a higher profile. My first 'hidden gem' is Pony From Tarella by Mavis Thorpe Clark. I have mentioned it on another thread and one of our other forum members has also said they enjoyed it. I did want to reply to that post but forgot where it was or even who it was! (sorry terrible memory ) This is actually an Australian story and has a boy for the main character so is a little different from the norm. But it is a traditional pony story in the fact that it is about the boy's relationship with the pony rather than just about winning shows. It also explores the feeling of loneliness and not belonging very well without turning mawkish. And the lovely ending brings a lump to the throat (well to mine anyway!) If you have read any little-known books you think are great please tell us about them here and spread the word!
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Post by tinuviel on Jun 26, 2008 12:58:23 GMT 1
Two come to mind but i dont know enough to tell if they are ''realy'' hidden lol.
Taming the star runner,S.E Hinton (the outsiders author)-not a ''pony book'' but horsey and a great story. The luck at lonely hall by Amanda Gavin-one of my fave books...i know nothing about this writer but i love this book.
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Post by susanb on Jun 27, 2008 2:34:35 GMT 1
Claire...it was probably me...I just finished Pony from Tarella, and I think I posted about it here....a really lovely book, and I'm so glad I lucked into a first Australian printing in hardcover w/dj!!!
tinuveil....Taming the Star Runner lurkes in my tbr pile, must dig it out to read soon!
Re nomination for hidden gem....hm...well, Claire has already reviewed Dark Horse of Woodfield by Florence Hightower, so not really hidden any longer. I think I'd nominate Bold Venture by D.V.S. Jackson (UK title The Bluebird).....aimed at an older audience (say late teen) than the average pony book, it really is an excellent read.
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Post by Claire on Jun 27, 2008 13:22:17 GMT 1
Now why didnt I think when I started this thread that I would have even more books to add to my wants list!!!
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Post by susanb on Jun 27, 2008 17:05:57 GMT 1
A very early book of Jessie Haas is terrific too....the author is well known, but Working Trot, her second book, isn't....it came out only in hardcover, and is pitched to an older reader than her better known Keeping Barney and A Horse Like Barney.
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Post by sarah on Jul 12, 2008 17:34:30 GMT 1
I've recently read "Finding Our Stirrups" by Jean Kinnaird - I'd recommend it. It also have a very attractive dust jacket. On the DJ it says that it is the authors first novel - but she has written many pony stories that are waiting to be published - but from various searches it seems that none ever were which is a shame.
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Post by Claire on Sept 3, 2008 12:28:51 GMT 1
Just been talking about Sally Fielding on another thread and would definitely nominate her Kate and Mystery Ponies as a hidden gem.
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Post by Claire on Oct 11, 2008 20:34:26 GMT 1
Sarah's quiz jogged my memory about a really good pony book which is not very well known. It's A Horse of Her Own by Selma Hudnut. Its a US horse book very traditional type of story. There is a sequel called Irish Hurdles which I unfotunately have not read altho I would like to ge hold of it.
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