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A Stallion Called Midnight by Victoria Eveleigh (view source)
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|title=A Stallion Called Midnight
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|reviewer=Sue Magee
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=A great story about a friendship between a young girl and a wild stallion. It kept me reading well into the night. Highly recommended. Victoria Eveleigh popped into Bookbag Towers to [[Victoria Eveleigh Talks To Bookbag About Why Pony Books Aren't Just For Girls|chat to us]] about why pony books are not just for girls.
|rating=4.5
|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|pages=232
|publisher=Orion Chuldren's Books
|website=http://victoriaeversleigh.ponymadbooklovers.co.uk/
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Eveleigh evokes Lundy brilliantly. There's an excellent map so that you follow what Jenny - and the ponies - are doing and you get a real feel for the isolation and the pros and cons of living on the island. But Eveleigh's real skills are that she completely understands the preteen girl and that her knowledge of wild ponies is not only encyclopaedic but empathetic as well. It's used with a very light touch though - there's no shoehorning in every bit of research, relevant or not. This is someone who knows the subject thoroughly and weaves it as a shining thread through a brilliant story.
I smiled. I cried on a couple of occasions. I loved the way that Eveleigh brought out, in the nicest possible way, that a human's dream of what was best for an animal might ''not'' be what is right''for'' the animal. It neatly extends to people, with only a little thought. There's a neat point too about the difference between friendship and popularity and what's really important in life. I loved it.
Illustrations are by Eveleigh's husband Chris. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Bookbag.
Girls who love this book are certain to enjoy [[Chancey by Gigi Amateau]].
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