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One Unhappy Horse is the moving story of Jan, a young girl who’s coping with the death of her father and caring for her ailing horse, Dove.
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One Unhappy Horse
by C.S. Adler
Age Group: Young Adult
2001 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award
One Unhappy Horse is the moving story of Jan, a young girl who’s coping with the death of her father and caring for her ailing horse, Dove. Set in Arizona, the book details Jan’s friendship with an elderly woman named Mattie, who sees her own childhood in her young friend’s bond with a beloved horse. Mattie eventually gives the gift of life by helping Jan pay for Dove’s surgery.
Meet the Author: C.S. Adler
C.S. Adler is an accomplished children’s book writer and educator. For nearly a decade, she taught sixth- and eighth-grade English in upstate New York. Her first book, Magic of the Glits, was published in 1979 and won both the William Allen White Award and the Golden Kite Award. Many accolades followed, including the 2001 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award for One Unhappy Horse.
A resident of Tucson, AZ, where she moved in 1996, Adler is a passionate tennis player and nature lover. In the summertime, she lives in Cape Cod, MA.
Age Group: Young Adult
2001 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award
One Unhappy Horse is the moving story of Jan, a young girl who’s coping with the death of her father and caring for her ailing horse, Dove. Set in Arizona, the book details Jan’s friendship with an elderly woman named Mattie, who sees her own childhood in her young friend’s bond with a beloved horse. Mattie eventually gives the gift of life by helping Jan pay for Dove’s surgery.
Meet the Author: C.S. Adler
C.S. Adler is an accomplished children’s book writer and educator. For nearly a decade, she taught sixth- and eighth-grade English in upstate New York. Her first book, Magic of the Glits, was published in 1979 and won both the William Allen White Award and the Golden Kite Award. Many accolades followed, including the 2001 ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award for One Unhappy Horse.
A resident of Tucson, AZ, where she moved in 1996, Adler is a passionate tennis player and nature lover. In the summertime, she lives in Cape Cod, MA.
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