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Grade 4-7-Sam, 13, returns to Nevada after a two-year absence in San Francisco where she was recovering from a head injury caused when she was thrown from her horse. She wonders what happened to Blackie, who ran away after the accident. After several encounters with the wild mustangs, she realizes that the beautiful stallion that she has seen is her horse but she doesn't think anyone will believe her. Unfortunately, one of her neighbors is determined to capture the stallion, now called the Phantom, and Sam knows that she has to save Blackie from this ambitious and uncaring rancher. In the end, she rescues him but sets him free because she realizes that he would never be happy in captivity. Sam is a likable and believable character whose determination and sensitivity will be appreciated by horse lovers. There is a fair amount of suspense and adventure as she tracks Blackie and his mares. Sam's relationship with her father is well drawn, and there is an interesting mixture of characters. This story has enough action to make it an entertaining read for fans of this genre.
Carol Schene, Taunton Public Schools, MA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Carol Schene, Taunton Public Schools, MA
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Gr. 4-6. Sam's father has good reason to send her away from his Nevada ranch to a San Francisco aunt. Sam was seriously injured when she fell from a young stallion named Blackie; she was struck by Blackie's hoof in a cloud of confusion and dust, and Blackie has been missing ever since. Sam needs time to properly heal, but once she's whole and back home, she's determined to find Blackie. The appearance of a mysterious wild horse adds tension to the story. Farley, a horse owner, writes believably about horses, and she proves herself to be an able storyteller. A few details may strike the target audience as odd: what self-respecting horse lover past first grade, for example, would name her favorite horse Blackie? Still, the accurate horse information and Sam's infectious, independent spirit make this a promising option for a lot of horse-loving girls. Kelly Halls
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow!,
By "emotionless_screamer" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Phantom Stallion #1: The Wild One (Paperback)
I can not believe how great this book is! It's possibly one of the best books I have ever read, and I would strongly suggest it for other readers. It is not neccessarily for young readers, I know some older readers who loved it just as much as I did. This is truly a great book for the horse lover.
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This book rocks,
By A Customer
This review is from: Phantom Stallion #1: The Wild One (Paperback)
Never in all my years have I read a book this good. Well, thats not true...The tenth book, Red Feather Filly, is the best book ever written. Ever. Many of you are laughing at me. Go ahead. You'll laugh plenty more when you read this book. You'll laugh, you'll worry, and if you have any sense you'll love it.
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This review is from: Phantom Stallion #1: The Wild One (Paperback)
I think that the Phantom Stallion series is a good one, with lots of interesting look at actual horse behavior in some cases. However, there is some definate unrealistic qualities. For example, that the Blackie/Zanzibar is only supposed to be 4, but has a huge herd and in later books he has a son(s) trying to get mares. In real life, stallions very rarely have mares before the age of five, most don't even try until that time. Having a 4-year-old stud with lots of mares and grown offspring is far from realistic, not to mention that most horses born domestically would probably not be able to get a herd from wild-born stallions. Also, there is too much talk about the mustangs, particularly the Phantom looking "like perfect Arabians". Arabians are beautiful, but I think this is unfair to mustangs, which are also beautiful. This book, and many others like it, seem to think a horse can only be beautiful if it can pass for an Arabian! Even Zanzibar's QH mother ends up looking Arabic! Again, this is unfair, mustangs can be extremely beautiful, but I have never yet seen or heard of a real one that could pass for an Arabian as described in this book. Again, Arabs are gorgeous, but they are not only beautiful breed in the world and I think books should be more honest to the breed they are protraying and show their wonderful qualities. My only other complaint is that Mrs.Farley tends to "forget" things in other books, like horses that were very important in other books are suddenly gone in the next one, though sometimes they show up in later books. Example: the little mustang foal, Faith. She was so important and Samantha promised to help with her, but in next books and all of them after that, she is very rarely mentioned, but Sam never goes to see her, helps out the owner, etc. She just seems to forget about her after that one book. Not very realistic in my book. The same thing with some of the people, such as Callie, who adopted Queen. She was great in the one book and she and Sam were friends, but after that, once in a while she is mentioned, but never as a friend or even see again! However, other than my complaints, I do enjoy the books and have read all of the series and am looking forward to the next book coming:) A good series, but I feel that the author should be more fair and realistic to breeds and horses' ages, and should not just leave out interesting or important characters after one books. Otherwise, a very excellent read.
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