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 | Moonrunner
Author: Thomason, Mark
Country of Origin: Australia 
Ages: 9+
Themes: Cultural & Global Awareness, Adventure, Animals, Australia, Family, Immigrant, Horses
Hardcover $15.95 |
"In the 1890s, Casey and his parents immigrate to Australia, to a homestead that they inherited from his grandfather. The 12-year-old finds the change difficult. He is bullied at school, and he misses his baseball team in Montana and his horse. Then he happens upon a magnificent wild stallion, and he is determined to befriend the brumby, whom he names Moonrunner. When the stallion is captured and resists all attempts to tame him, Casey knows that he has to save the horse and return him to the wild. This well-paced story effectively portrays the family’s struggles. Casey is a strong, engaging protagonist whose interactions with the other characters are believable and interesting. His determination to defend both Moonrunner and another horse from an abusive owner will resonate with readers." - School Library Journal
"It's 1894, and there's plenty of hard work for twelve year old Casey on his family's homestead, but Casey daydreams of the brumbies, wild horses that run free, especially one black stallion, Moonrunner. Wonderful local color of a vanished way of life." Travel for Kids
HARDCOVER ISBN: 978-1-935279-03-7
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