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Gr 3-5 In this slight yet entertaining novel, a young unnamed urchin explains to a potential buyer how he came into possession of the horse he's offering for sale. It seems that a wild-looking gentleman asked him to care for it and not move from that spot until he returned in exchange for a guinea. Even while enchanted with the prospect of more money than he's ever known, the boy considers the offers of passersby to take the animal off hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Addressing an otherwise unnamed "sir," a street urchin spins a lively and plausible yarn. A genial gentleman in a hurry, he says, promised him a guinea for holding his horse, then disappeared. As hours passed, the small beggar bargained petting privileges for bread and fended off would-be horse thieves—who evaporated when soldiers ("like a scarlet fence") appeared to say the mare wa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Addressing an otherwise unnamed "sir," a street urchin spins a lively yarn. The beggar fends off would-be horse thieves--who evaporate when so...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

From the first page, the reader is drawn into Kate Thompson’s tale of mystery, intrigue, and perplexity. One wonders if the narrator is relaying the story exactly as it happened—or whether there is something more? The unnamed narrator has an authentic streetwise voice that makes real his dark, desperate world. He anticipates the reader’s questions and is quick to answer, building the plot as artfully as a well-seasoned storyteller (which...Log In or Sign Up to Read More