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I rode a horse of milk white jade
By Wilson, Diane L.
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-53133-024-1
- Publisher
- New York : Orchard Books, c1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1998
Gr 6-10 In 14th-century China, an elderly woman tells her granddaughter about her early life on the Mongol steppes, beginning with the day a horse crushed her tiny foot, crippling the young Oyuna. According to her nomadic clan's religious beliefs, this incident brought bad luck to her and her family. Thereafter, she views any misfortune visited upon her family as her fault, even her mother's accidental death. Her one joy is her new white horse. When the mare is commandeered by Kublai Khan's forces, Oyuna...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
