| Racing Manhattan Contributor(s): Blacker, Terence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763692735 ISBN-13: 9780763692735 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Animals - Horses - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Class Differences |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 650 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.15 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a cheering and relatable story of adversity overcome, an outcast teen coaxes a defiant Thoroughbred back into the thrill of competition. Alone in the world, Jay Barton is a teenage misfit with nothing much going for her besides an extraordinary talent for understanding racehorses and riding them like a pro. When, in a desperate attempt to escape her shifty, opportunistic uncle, she leaves home to work in a racing stable, Jay forms a bond with a beautiful gray mare named Manhattan -- brilliant, misunderstood, dangerous, and heading for racing's scrap heap. Recognizing a fellow misfit, Jay fights to give Manhattan one last opportunity to show that she's the champion she was born to be. Together they face a world of prejudice and cruelty, fighting back the only way they know how -- by becoming the best. |