Diane Lee Wilson

Firehorse

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When fifteen-year-old Rachel is forced to move to Boston in 1872, she is furious. She is also lonely, for her beloved horse, Peaches, has been sold. But Rachel soon finds a horse that needs her, and needs her desperately: The Governor's Girl, a famous firehorse, has been badly burned. Rachel gets permission to care for the Girl in a stable behind her house. As she cares for the injured horse, Rachel dreams about becoming a veterinarian. But her father, a newspaperman, has very definite ideas about where women belong: only in the home. Father also has definite ideas about Boston's inadequate firefighting equipment, as an outbreak of suspicious… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4169-1551-5
EAN: 9781416915515
Produktnummer: 2325868
Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 336 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.8 cm 508 g
Gewicht: 508
Sonstiges: Ab 12 J.

Über den Autor

Diane Lee Wilson is the author of Black Storm Comin’ (which won a Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile, was a Booklist Editors’ Choice, a VOYA Top Shelf fiction pick, a Notable Social Studies book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon book, and a Book Links Lasting Connection), Firehorse (which was a Booklist Top Ten Mystery/Suspense pick and an ALA Amelia Bloomer Project pick), Raven Speak, and Tracks. She lives in Escondido, California. Visit her online at DianeLeeWilson.com.