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Available
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Publication
HarperCollins (2008), Edition: Reissue, 352 pages
Description
Through his intense devotion to the colt Flicka, a young boy, living on a Wyoming ranch, begins to learn about responsibility and gain a better understanding of his brusque father.
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LibraryThing member tygermoonfoxx
In the tradition of Marjorie Rawlings' "The Yearling" and "Old Yeller", this is a coming of age story about a young boy on the verge of adolescence and his struggle with responsibility, parental approval, and pressure to conform.
O'Hara's writing includes beautiful and moving depictions of life on a
I highly recommend this book. It's one of my favorites, one I find myself reaching for and re-reading time and time again.
O'Hara's writing includes beautiful and moving depictions of life on a
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ranch in the West including the harsh financial realities as well as family dynamics. Although the book's events take place in an earlier era, most children will readily identify with Ken's problems as he tries to retain something of himself while seeking the approval of his father. Ken's victory is bittersweet and comes only at great cost to himself and his family.I highly recommend this book. It's one of my favorites, one I find myself reaching for and re-reading time and time again.
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LibraryThing member eliza.graham.180
I reread this again and still find it emotionally wrenching. The descriptions of the ranch and the animals and the mountains are ravishing.
LibraryThing member Sorrel
This is a story that begins with a surfeit of commas – I wondered, as I read the first page, whether I would be able to make my way through a whole novel as liberally peppered with commas as this one seemed to be. Luckily I was able to move on before too long, and see the story despite their
This was not a standout story for me – It was ok. Some of it was better than ok, and some parts were rather off, such as the pseudopsychological analysis at the end.
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initially obscuring haze. This was not a standout story for me – It was ok. Some of it was better than ok, and some parts were rather off, such as the pseudopsychological analysis at the end.
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LibraryThing member HeatherLINC
As a mad horse loving teenage, I adored this book. Nearly forty years later my opinion of it hasn't changed.
Subjects
Awards
Great Reads from Great Places (Wyoming — 2002)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1941
Physical description
7.63 inches
ISBN
0061374636 / 9780061374630