Firehorse
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When fifteen-year-old Rachel is forced to move to Boston in 1872, she is furious. She is also lonely, for her beloved horse, Peaches, has been sold. But Rachel soon finds a horse that needs her, and needs her desperately: The Governor's Girl, a famous firehorse, has been badly burned. Rachel gets permission to care for the Girl in a stable behind her house. As she cares for the injured horse, Rachel dreams about becoming a veterinarian. But her father, a newspaperman, has very definite ideas about where women belong: only in the home. Father also has definite ideas about Boston's inadequate firefighting equipment, as an outbreak of suspicious fires erupts. To make things worse, horses everywhere begin falling ill -- and it is horses that power the city's fire engines. Another spark might send the whole city up in flames. With cinematic vividness, Diane Lee Wilson brings the very real Great Boston Fire to life in this exciting and inspiring story of a strong-minded girl determined to decide her own future.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1416915516
ISBN13:9781416915515
Release Date:October 2006
Publisher:Margaret K. McElderry Books
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"
Age Range:10 to 13 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 8
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Excellent
Published by Cherokee Rose , 4 years ago
I didn't want to put it down. I was sad when I finished it
From J. Kaye's Book Blog
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
The FIREHORSE is about a girl whose horse was sold by her father before they moved to Boston. A few days later she found a horse that some one wanted to be put down. Later, Rachel knew that she was destined to be a veterinarian. For anyone who loves animals, excitement, and tragedy in a story, this would be the perfect book for them.
Firehorse
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Just as she did in "I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade," Wilson captures beautifully a place, time period, and the relationship of a young girl with a very special horse. Having grown up near Boston, having once read an eloquent tribute to the firehorses of Rochester, New York, on a monument in the Mount Hope Cemetery, and having known and written about horses myself, the story was especially meaningful to me. My only suggestion is that I would like to know the noble "Girl" and her feisty mistress, who is about to go on to be one of the first women verterinarians, better. Perhaps a sequel is order? Susan Williams, author of "Wind Rider"
Coming of Age and Horselovers Book All in One!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Every girl who has ever loved horses will love this book. It is a horse lover's fantasy. Rachel is asked to take care of a mare and the mare ends up right in her own backyard. She's seriously burned and she needs Rachel's help. This tough old mare, queen of the firehorse team, eventually shows her gentler side to Rachel. And at the same time Rachel discovers she can pursue her passion. In her usual excellent quality of writing Diane Lee Wilson delivers another wonderful book.
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