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1) Horse
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history Kentucky, 1850. Jarrett, an enslaved groom, and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. As the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres and the New York Times best-selling Last Hundred Years Trilogy, a captivating, brilliantly imaginative story of three extraordinary animals--and a young boy--whose lives intersect in Paris Paras is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. At dusk, one afternoon she pushes open the door of her stall--she's a curious filly--and, after traveling through the night, arrives by chance...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Formats
Description
The author retraces the journey of Seabiscuit, a horse with crooked legs and a pathetic tail that made racing history in 1938, thanks to the efforts of a trainer, owner, and jockey who transformed a bottom-level racehorse into a legend.
5) Dream horse
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Experience the inspiring true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town bartender Jan Vokes. With little money and no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to raise Dream and compete against the racing elites, becoming a beacon of hope in their struggling community as he rises through the ranks.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The true story of Seabiscuit, the grandson of one of the greatest racehorses of all time. But he'd lost nearly every race he'd run. Automobile tycoon Charles Howard took a risk and purchased Seabiscuit for a bargain price. With a clever new trainer and a loving jockey, Seabiscuit began winning. But could he really beat the Triple Crown Champion?
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated biography of Seabiscuit, a funny looking horse with a losing streak who was bought and given a second chance by Charles Howard, and after new training and a loving jockey, became a record-breaking racehorse and national celebrity. In the middle of the worst depression in U.S. history, one young racehorse lifted a nation's spirits. Seabiscuit was born in 1933 on a farm in Kentucky. Though bred for racing, he was weak and undersized....
10) Kentucky sunrise
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The conclusion to the saga of the Coleman and Thornton families follows Nealy Coleman Diamond as she and her daughter Emmie battle against each other while trying to train a new colt for the illustrious Kentucky Derby.