Book
Year of the Black Pony
by Walt Morey
- Published
- 1976
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Publisher
- Tandem Library
- Pages
- 171
- Words
- 41967
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/121490.Year_of_the_Black_Pony?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_22
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 4.4
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 700L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
The Fellows family has joined numerous others striving to make a go of homesteading in the Oregon high desert. But the venture has been disastrous from the start. Mr. Fellows, who is not a farmer, resents any advice from his wife, who grew up on a farm. Ma is not only troubled about the farming, but 7-year-old Ellie s chronic illness has become a source of constant worry and expense. 12-year-old Chris, who cannot seem to please his father no matter what he does, eases his own misery by stealing time away from work to watch a neighbor s scarcely broken black pony, only to get into more trouble. When it seems circumstances could not get worse for the struggling family, Fellows gets drunk and dies. Not willing to give up, Ma stubbornly and creatively seeks a way for the family to stay in Oregon.
Collections
The Good & The Beautiful · 7
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780833529411
- ISBN-10
- 0833529412
Tags
AnimalsChildren'sFamily LifeFamily Life-IllnessPioneerThe Good & The BeautifulUnited States of AmericaUnited States-OregonWork