STARLIGHT

by Regina Woody ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 28, 1946

A well-written story of horses, horse-training and especially of the love of a plucky young girl for a beautiful, sensitive and stubborn horse named Starlight. Emphasizing sporting values, the book is a bit overladen with the Long Island smart horsey set, but the heroine is outside the circle. Good feeling for animals, children and nature. Judy, loving the golden horse, learns to ride him when no one else can. She helps train the horse, until he is tractable and responsive. Then he is sold to an arrogant, cruel member of the racing fraternity. He turns bad, vicious -- but when brought back as hopeless, Judy's love rehabilitates him....Something of the appeal of National Velvet at a younger level, with the additional factors of fancy schools, trick riding, obedience training, an interesting and detailed background for that wide audience of horse fans. This is a more surely popular book than Regina Woody's earlier work.

Pub Date: Aug. 28, 1946

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Morrow

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1946

Categories: FICTION