“This breathtaking triumph of a novel has it all: luminous prose, a gripping plot, and characters you’ll love forever. Step aside Black Stallion. There’s a new classic town.”
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A gentle story and underneath it a wild thrumming heart.
~ Daniel Nayeri, National Book Award-, Printz Award-, Newbery Honor winning author of Everything Sad is Untrue
A deeply felt tale of belonging.
~Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
A thoughtful, complex, and compelling story about fulfilling a deep desire and the many ways humans and animals can connect.
~ Horn Book
A heartfelt narrative that balances humor and poignancy.
~School Library Journal (starred review)
Alznauer reinvigorates the classic horse story with … this warm beautifully observed novel.
~ Booklist (starred review)
The representation of Deafness in a family setting with some hearing characters is fantastic: natural, full, and with details that come from Alznauer’s personal experience.
—Kirkus Reviews