Darcy

Ireland, 1917. Darcy is a light gray Connemara pony with silver dapples. She's fast and tough, whether she's pulling a load of peat from the bog or riding around the rugged countryside with Shannon McKenna, her human family's eldest daughter. But when Mrs. McKenna needs a doctor, Darcy discovers a skill that will change her and her family's life forever. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse's point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about Connemara ponies and Irish history.

Author: Whitney Sanderson
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/08/2013
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Series: Horse Diaries (Quality) #10
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.90h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780307976352
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.1
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156080 / Darcy


Review Citation(s):
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 63 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
WHITNEY SANDERSON is the daughter of Horse Diaries illustrator Ruth Sanderson. Her family has owned horses since she was a child, and her bookshelves were always filled with horse stories. When she isn't writing, she volunteers at a horse rescue and therapeutic riding center. She has an Appaloosa named Thor, who loves to go for trail rides in the New England woods.

RUTH SANDERSON has illustrated books for children of all ages, including Summer Pony, Winter Pony, and Hush, Little Horsie. She lives with her family in Ware, Massachusetts, and her favorite hobby is horseback riding.