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| Original Title: | Misty of Chincoteague |
| ISBN: | 1416927832 (ISBN13: 9781416927839) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Misty #1 |
| Setting: | Chincoteague, Virginia(United States) Virginia(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Newbery Medal Nominee (1948) |
Marguerite Henry
Paperback | Pages: 176 pages Rating: 4.05 | 39990 Users | 1148 Reviews
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"You'll never catch the Phantom," says Grandpa. "That horse is fast as the wind. She's escaped from every roundup on the island!"But Paul and Maureen want the beautiful wild mare for their very own.
"I'm going to capture her myself," says Paul.
When Paul finally overtakes the Phantom, he makes a surprising discovery. Running at her side is a brand-new, silvery-gray colt - Misty!
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| Title | : | Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1) |
| Author | : | Marguerite Henry |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 60th Anniversary edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 176 pages |
| Published | : | December 26th 2006 by Aladdin (first published 1947) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Animals. Horses. Classics. Young Adult |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 39990 Users | 1148 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books Misty of Chincoteague (Misty #1)
It was wonderful! I read it sometime during my teen years. I love books about animals actually. It's a beautiful story.Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague novels present one of my all time favourite horse-based children's literature series (or rather, the first three books rank amongst my personal favourites, as I really do not at all like the fourth instalment). And as such, I have never been able (or even all that willing for that matter) to write an actual review of the first three books of the series. I did recently pen a very critical review of the fourth book, of Misty's Twilight (which was published
I read this a loooooooooong time ago, back in first or second grade. I don't remember much of it, other than there being a horse and maybe a shipwreck? So I think I need to read it again. :P
Vicariously fulfilling every young girl's dream: a pony of her own.
6/10 A favorite story from my childhood - reread for a summer book club. Well written - good tension and suspense. Both male and female horse lovers have a character to relate to in the book and for an old book, (written in 1947) the girl wasn't thrust into a traditional female role! As an adult reading the book, I found myself thinking more about the rightness or wrongness of the actions and feeling more for the wild horses than for the desires of the children. I felt the rounding up of wild
This was one of those cases when bedtime arrived, and it was time to start a fresh chapter book, but I hadn't visited the library that day, and so pulled a book from my own collection off the shelves. It wasn't one I'd planned on reading aloud because I thought maybe it was too old-fashioned, and the details of the wild pony round-up tradition on Chincoteague Island might be a little esoteric for present-day youth, but it worked out well; another beloved book from my childhood is now beloved of
A feel good readThis is a cute story about the ponies on Assateague Island. It shows how a brother and sister work together in order to get the great Phantom horse. It leaves you feeling happy and content.
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