The first book in a fresh, exciting horse-kid series from an unexpected horse-kid herself, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author of The War That Saved My Life
Harper’s life just exploded. Her parents are getting a divorce and eleven-year-old Harper and her mother are starting again—in a cramped house, in a new town, where everything feels unfamiliar, including the riding stables next door. Harper has never been around horses before. And no, she does not want to learn to ride. Then a truck dumps a starved and neglected horse right in Harper’s yard. She has no idea what to do with a live horse let alone a nearly dead one.
But one look at the horse’s huge eyes and his skinny body and something inside Harper unlocks. She names the horse Phoenix, and she will not give up on him. Neither, it turns out, will Phoenix give up on her. Will this be Harper’s first step towards new friends and new adventures? Towards riding?
For readers of Pony Club Secrets and anyone who loves horses!
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‘Phoenix has all the charm, wit, and fierce intelligence readers have come to expect from Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. She makes bold choices as she both educates and entertains. You don’t have to love horses to love this book, but you just might find you do after reading Phoenix.’
‘Phoenix is a story of hope rising stubbornly above despair. Beautiful, authentic, and so moving, it’s a gripping and heart-expanding read. I read it in one sitting—it is wonderful.’
