No Small Thing

By Ghent, Natale

Publishers Summary:
In Ontario, Canada, in 1977, twelve-year-old Nat and his sisters find that owning, training, and caring for a pony they acquired for free makes it easier to cope with the poverty they have faced since their father abandoned them.

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ISBN
978-0-76362-422-4
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2005, c2003.


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Reviewed on April 1, 2005

Gr 5-8 For all those horse-crazy readers, this is a satisfying exploration of how the realities of owning an animal and the responsibility for its care and training affect a family that is already struggling to make ends meet. Nathaniel, 12, explains how he and his sisters, Cid, 14, and Queenie, 8, acquire a pony as a giveaway. Their mother ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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