Horse Diaries #2: Bell's Star

Authors: Hart, Alison
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
BISAC/Subject: JUV002130, JUV016140, JUV032090
ISBN: 9780375892547, Related ISBNs: 0375852042, 0375892540, 0375952047, 9780375852046, 9780375892547
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 144,
Audience: Children/juvenile
Synopsis: Vermont, 1850s

Bell’s Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings. He was bred for hard work, yet he longs to run free with his human friend, Katie, on his back. But when Star helps rescue a runaway slave girl, his ideas about freedom may change forever. Here is Star’s story . . . in his own words.

With exciting and knowledgeable text and lovely black-and-white art throughout—both by real horse owners—Horse Diaries are the perfect fit for all lovers of horses and history!
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