Record Added: 1/25/2010 Setting  Scotland Topic Family History: Great Britain, I Publisher Dodd, Mead, and Company ISBN 0396050433 Year 1964 Age 9-12 Pages 89
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The story revolves around 13 year old Rob, his older brother, his father, and school friend Katie, set in an early 20th century Scottish mining town. Rob faces the choice to accept what's available in his village - most men work in the coal mine starting about age 12 - or study and strive for something else that will eventually take him away from his town, friends, and family.
Other people in Rob's life - his father's loss of wife and oldest son, his brother who studies at night after working all day in the mines, and one pit pony's unwillingness to return to work in the mines reflect the boy's internal struggle. Rob's strong compassion for animals leads him to befriend the ginger-colored pony and, with Katie's help, find a safe place to set the pony free.
The Ginger Horse is mainly a horse story. But it also blends a bit of cultural history, the responsibilities of family, the maturing choices of children, and lightly touches on how people deal with death. |
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