Thirteen-year-old Danielle Connor feels nothing but rage toward Alec Ramsay, the famous young jockey who has turned her family's farm into a training facility for his Thoroughbred racehorses, including the legendary Black. Now Danielle's family has to move and her beloved horse, Redman, has been sold. Even after Alec introduces her to a special black colt, Danielle remains determined to be reunited with Redman...at any cost.
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Thirteen-year-old Danielle Connor feels nothing but rage toward Alec Ramsay, the famous young jockey who has turned her family's farm into a training facility for his Thoroughbred racehorses, including the legendary Black. Now Danielle's family has to move and her beloved horse, Redman, has been sold. Even after Alec introduces her to a special black colt, Danielle remains determined to be reunited with Redman...at any cost.
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son of Black Stallion's creator, Steven Farley
Introducing a brand-new series for younger Black Stallion fans by the son of Black Stallion's creator, Steven Farley
Introducing a brand-new series for younger Black Stallion fans by the son of Black Stallion's creator, Steven Farley
Introducing a brand-new series for younger Black Stallion fans by the son of
Black Stallion's creator, Steven Farley. The Young Black Stallion series
follows the adventures of thirteen-year-old Danielle Conner, a new black colt,
and Alec Ramsay, the boy from the original Black Stallion series. Perfectly
suited for reluctant middle-grade readers, horse lovers, and fans of the
original Black Stallion.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Just not the same,
By Mattie C Swanson (Bend, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Promise (Young Black Stallion No.1) (Paperback)
As a long time reader of the 'Black Stallion' series, I was curious to see what Mr. Farley's son had done with the stories since I felt Walter Farley left the series unfinished. I loved the series as a child and have even re-read the books as an adult. Although I applaud anyone's efforts in writing and publishing a book, Steven Farley might have wanted to write about a different subject. The 'Young Black Stallion' series is a big disappointment; the stories are silly and pointless. In several instances the author has taken sentences, word for word, from his father's earlier 'Black Stallion' books and simply changed the character's names. The characters are poorly developed and clumsy with each other. The plots have a lot of holes in them, even for children. Based on the earlier stories, Alec could not possibly be only 18 and why should he be? Alec supposedly wanted the farm where Danielle lived in order to board his horses there, then with the exception of a mare and foal, all the horses he supposedly acquired the farm for remained at another facility. A Thoroughbred operation such as Alec and Henry had supposedly built would not isolate one promising colt and spend so much one-on-one time. Where were all the other Hopeful Farm colts? The series would probably read better if it did try to weave the 'Black Stallion' characters into it, but rather expanded its own story.
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT BOOK!,
By Valentene (Easton, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Promise (Young Black Stallion) (Library Binding)
I am 12 years old. This book is FABULOUS! Any horse lover will love this book, and share the feelings with all the characters of the book, such as Julie and Danielle. It is very life-like and you can relate to it. It is a sad story, but very happy at times. I would recommend this to ages 10-18. This series is truly the greatest and I can't wait to start #2, "A Horse Called Raven".
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Promise,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Promise (Young Black Stallion No.1) (Paperback)
This is an excellent book!! Dannielle feels nothing but anger against Alec, but that changes when she gets to know him better.
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