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Reviewed on April 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 3–5—After her mother dies, nine-year-old Ellie has to leave her beloved Nova Scotia home so that her father can take a job on isolated Sable Island. Even though he tries to reassure her by telling her about the wild horses there, Ellie is miserable about leaving the only place she has ever known. Just a few families live on the island in the early 1800s, and although there is a girl her age, she is reluctant to return Sarah's overtures of f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Grieved to leave home for her dad's new job on Sable Island, Ellie is nonetheless thrilled with the island's wild horses, parti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More