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Good reads for a horse-obsessed 8 year old girl?

Good reads for a horse-obsessed 8 year old girl?

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Joseph

Black Stallion

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Mary

The Black Stallion series…

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Melanie

Black Beauty!

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Rachel

^These. I also enjoyed the Flicka books.

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Shannon

I grew up reading The Saddle Club series.

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Steven

War Horse. A Horse And His Boy. Animal Farm. The Last Unicorn.

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Mary

Animal Farm?

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Steven

Remember Boxer?

Probably a bit upsetting for a kid, though….

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Barbara

I second the Misty of Chincoteague series – amazing books. A few weeks ago Costco had the set for sale – maybe they still do.

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Shana

Riding Freedom

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Becky

My daughter loved the Misty books. We even found the movie from 1961!

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Lesley

The Thoroughbred series

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Valerie

Marguerite Henry books, National Velvet, Stablemates series, Horse Diaries series, The Winter Horse by Philip Kerr, Horse Heroes, My Friend Flicka

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Lynda

I just did a double take … my son is Phillip (2 L’s) Kerr! We knew about the author but it always takes me by surprise!!

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Linda

Gib and The Grey Ghost and Gib Rides Home.

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Jodi

I loved The Saddle Club books when I was that age!

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Savannah

Black Beauty and the Heartland book series

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Michael

Black Beauty

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Beth

Misty of Chincoteague for sure. We stayed at a B&B on Chincoteague Island a few years back. Turned out to be the house in which Marguerite Henry lived when she wrote the book. I could just picture it.

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Jodi

Yes! These too!

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Linda

I loved the My Friend Flicka books and the Silver Brumby books!

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Melissa

I third the Marguerite Henry books!!! All of them!! I still have my beloved copies on a shelf in my bedroom.

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Brittany

The Saddle Club!

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Dvora

The Black Stallion series.

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Mandi

The Saddle Club were always my favorite

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Gayle

National Velvet the movie.too

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Monica

There are a few American Girl chapter books about girls with horses (the one I am thinking of is called Sage, I believe).

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Jean

Black Beauty

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Kriss

Heartland

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Melany

Gypsy from Nowhere by by Sharon Wagner

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Tami

The Marguarite Henry books! Who could forget Misty- all those stories were based on true events!

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Amy

Loved every one of them

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Amanda

There are some AMAZING Australian brumby (like mustangs) stories by Elyne Mitchell (the Silver Brumby series) and Mary Elwyn Pratchett that are classics of Australian children’s fiction if you want something well written

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Melissa

Misty…

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Amanda

Also, this site is excellent for finding horse books: http://www.janebadgerbooks.co.uk/ponybooks.html

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Amy

Misty!!

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Barbara

National Velvet.

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Chrissy

If you can find it, I loved the Thoroughbred series when I was young.

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Kristi

Black Stallion

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Jackie

Anything by marguerite henry

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Bronwyn

by Mary Ohara – My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead, and Green Grass of Wyoming.

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Donna

The Scorpio Races, when she’s older.

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Wendy

http://www.readbrightly.com/best-horse-books-for-kids-ages-8-12/ It really depends on her level of reading. As a teacher, I think she would have to be a mature reader to be able to read and comprehend many of these wonderful books. (I’m thinking third grade?). BUT as read alouds, they would be wonderful.

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Patrick

Traveller by Richard Adams (of Watership Down fame) is excellent. Told entirely from the perspective of a horse that exists around humans.

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Teresa

I know they’re a little old-fashioned but I loved Trixie Belden when I was around that age. And there’s a lot about horses in there.

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Wendy

https://www.notconsumed.com/good-horse-books-for-girls/ Many of the books listed above plus some series are listed here. They have reading levels listed with it as well.

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Michele

Heartland was my favorite at that age!

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Toni

Not about horses… But my daughter knows every breed and habit and residence… She reads and LOVES “Wings of Fire” (dragon series) and “Seekers” (bear series)

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Rosemary

Anything by Marguerite Henry. The Black Stallion series. Black Beauty.

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Julie

Black Stallion series

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