The Black Stallion Legend [Paperback]

Walter Farley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 24, 2005 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Black Stallion (Book 20)

Alec Ramsey has fled Hopeful Farm in order to alleviate his grief over Pam’s sudden death. He and the Black are aimlessly wandering through the Arizona desert when they hear an amazing Native American legend: The end of the world is near, but help is promised from a rider on a black horse.
Alec shrugs off the wild tale–until disaster strikes from the sky. Suddenly the fate of an entire native tribe is in his hands . . . and the mighty Black is faced with a challenge greater than any race!

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About the Author

Walter Farley wrote 21 books in the famous Black Stallion series. Mr. Farley died in 1989.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (May 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679826998
• ISBN-13: 978-0679826996
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #811,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A new beginning, December 23, 1999

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Robert C. Mitchell (APO, AP USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: BLACK STALLION LEGEND (The Black Stallion Series / By Walter Farley) (Hardcover)

I had written Walter Farley before this book was released. He wrote me back and told me he was working on it. (I still have the letter.) This story was a difficult one for Mr. Farley to write, as the character of Pam was modelled after his own daughter Pam who was killed in a car crash in Europe in the late 1960's. It is a harsh awakening for Alec, who loses his love; the one bright spot in his darkening world. Business pressures, the physical strain on his body, and the need to take a break from horse racing were all taking their toll on Alec. With the death of Pam, Alec's world collapsed, and he headed west. Just when things seemed like they couldn't get worse, a meteor strikes the earth. What should have been a calamatous event becomes a new beginning for Alec,Henry,the Black, and Hopeful Farm. I found the book interesting, although not as good as THE BLACK STALLION AND THE GIRL, the one Black Stallion book that has overshadowed all others,in my opinion.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Farley took a chance, July 11, 2000

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Jared Garrett (Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Black Stallion Legend (The Black Stallion Series) (Hardcover)

Farley took a chance with this book and, unlike others, it rocked my world. It took me a couple tries to finally understand what happened at the end of the book, and that is the only detraction I have! Alec's pain is raw and movingly depicted in this book. I didn't think Walter Farley had that kind of cathartic writing ability at all, but he really pulled it off. The reader can follow poor Alec through the pain of loss and then come to terms with it as he does. Farley did it! This book is a must read if you want to end the series right. Read it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Culminating Triumph of the Series!, June 23, 2005

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Pococat (Baltimore. MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Black Stallion Legend (Paperback)

This last in the famous series about a young boy and his beloved racehorse is deeper and much more "adult-like" in nature than the books that preceeded it. It shows Alex (the young boy from the begining of the series) as an adult faced with trememdous issues and obstacles. I remember when I first read this book as a teenager I cried at the beginning and I cried again at the end, but for totally different and contrasting reasons. Even though I loved the beginning books, which are much more innocent and happy in their nature, I ended up loving this one the best because not only did it bring about a heart warming conclusion to a classic series, but the writing, in and of its own in this particular book, is expert.