Pony
Title
:
Pony
Personal Author EPSB
:
R. J., Palacio
Summary
:
Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool-- who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore the unfathomable mysteries of the world around him. A harrowing yet beautiful coming-of-age story about the power of love and the ties that bind us across distance and time.
Year Published
:
2023,
2021
Physical Description
:
289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Awards
:
2024 Young Reader’s Choice Award YRCA Junior nominee
Subject
:
Boys -- Fiction.
Ponies -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Horsemen and horsewomen -- Fiction.
Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Bildungsromans.
Ghost stories.
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool-- who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore the unfathomable mysteries of the world around him. A harrowing yet beautiful coming-of-age story about the power of love and the ties that bind us across distance and time.
ISBN
:
9780553508116
9780553508123
9780553508147
9780141377056
9780141377070
Publisher
:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
©2021
Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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Bisset | F PAL | Book | 30276000402552 | YRCA Shelf |
Bisset | F PAL | Book | 30276000402545 | YRCA Shelf |