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


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LansdowneF PALBook30180000159198Fiction